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isobelleposts · 2 years
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A Unique Perspective into the Marcos Regime from Gina Apostol
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Cover of 'Gun Dealer's Daughter' by Gina Apostol
Gun Dealer’s Daughter by Gina Apostol is one of the first Filipino novels I’ve read and has pushed me to further explore and support local writers. As someone who is young and has never witnessed the Marcos regime with my own eyes or lived through those dreadful times—and thankfully so—getting an unusual perspective of the era through the deranged mind of Soledad Soliman immediately hooked me to purchase the book.
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Ferdinand Marcos Sr. alongside his wife, Imelda Marcos
THE RICH
Soledad Soliman, as regarded through the book’s title, is a gun dealer’s daughter with close ties to the dictator and easy access to privilege and wealth. What struck me most aside from the fractured consciousness of the main character, which author Gina Apostol puts us through to witness this story, was the privilege that was often pointed out and openly stated for the readers to interpret.
From the spoils of those bloody times, my parents purchased this gilded womb.
Page 45 of ‘Gun Dealer’s Daughter’
Although Sol was only a baby when the bloody times of the Martial Law first broke out, this line alone proves the sheer privilege she and her family has—able to escape and avoid these crimes while others less privileged were given no other choice than to live under the unjust ruling of the dictator, with some even left to be wrongfully arrested and killed.
“We’ll always have our wealth, we will always have our names. There is something suspicious, dishonest, in playacting revolt. We’re cockroaches. We’ll outlast even our crimes.”
Page 139 of ‘Gun Dealer’s Daughter’
Even Sol herself acknowledges this privilege during a talk with Jed in one of the book’s pages.
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Victims of the Martial Law
THE TORTURED
This book is unfortunately slow-paced, and although I adore Gina Apostol’s efforts and talent to write so precisely in the blurred mind of the main character, it took me a while to get to a chapter that would push me to read what else may follow. The plot of the book, I would say, arrives near the end wherein Sol’s vision of her past gradually becomes clearer and concise.
It was the severed head of a child. — Her skirt a clump over her waist. A private army aimed at her parts.
Page 193 of ‘Gun Dealer’s Daughter’
It was at this point that the story started taking up its pace as my stomach lurched in disgust and fright over the images that popped into my head with the author’s description of these tortures that similarly took place in real life not so long ago, to innocent civilians and activists fighting for the country’s freedom.
“That corner there, Sol. See that line, that shadow?” Edwin said. I nodded, looking. “That’s a gun, an automatic.”
Page 194 of ‘Gun Dealer’s Daughter’
It was disappointing, that I, along with Sol, only then was struck with the seriousness of her father’s business and her close association with these horrid crimes. To think that she had been so closely linked with giving way for these tortures to take place was something only the most cruel people could ignore.
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THE ENDING
Gina Apostol’s writing is one of the most unique ones I’ve encountered and the structure of this story was interesting enough to keep me reading. Yet despite this, it felt as though the story from the very beginning was leading up to a major revelation that never met or come close to exceeding my expectations.
“Why, the Colonel had to go, of course,” my mother exclaimed. “One way or the other, Gianni said, he had to go. He was not following the plan.”
Page 272 of Gun Dealer’s Daughter
The book shares an interesting view into the Marcos regime through the eyes of the privileged youth, and though it may not be the most educational book there is to learn about our sadly almost-forgotten and widely disregarded history based on recent election results, it is a well-written story that has you applauding the author for her clear execution.
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unholyhelbig · 6 months
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request: single mom reader decides to loan shark from natasha’s mob. when reader can’t pay back the loan, natasha’s men capture and beat her. natasha sees reader among the criminals and drug dealers who also haven’t payed back their loans, and excuses her, forgiving her debt.
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Title: The Oversight
Ship: Female!Reader x Natasha Romanoff
Wordcount: 2799
Warnings: Drug use, kidnapping, guns, choking, threats, blood, horrible grammar.
Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven
[a/n: Yeah, I kind of feel like this needs a part two. Let me know what you guys think and if you're interested]
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Each breath you drew in spurred a sharp stitch in your side. They came in rapid succession, even as you struggled to recall the fuzzy details that usually calmed you down. Your first street name. What you called your first pet. The name of your second-grade teacher. They all swirled foggily, unable to recall.
Your mouth tasted metallic cotton and your heartbeat was pulsing through your entire body. Counting the thrums hadn’t helped either, you gave up as you rolled your neck in a snow circle. The dried blood that hardened against the side of your face, your cheek, and down the expanse of your collarbone crackled at the soft movement.
The room that housed you was pitch black. It was hard to tell when you opened your eyes, tears welling up and dripping down your face onto your uniform. Your arms were bound behind your back, shoulders screaming in protest and fingers going numb from the cold. Your small noises echoed. Wherever you were was impossibly vast.
The next breath that escaped you was deeper than the rest. Not necessarily calm, but enough for you to take stock of the situation; there were flashes of you leaving the diner where you worked nothing short of twelves. It had just rained, and the air was humid. You dropped your keys and bent down to pick them up.
Before you could insert them into the lock, something hard had come down on your temple. There was a rush of heat sloshing down your face and a moment later, as you looked up at the sky, the steel tip of a boot took the rest of your consciousness.
That didn’t bother you. You were fine, a little banged up, but fine. Your daughter was left with the sitter. It could have been hours, maybe even a day. Your stomach clenched in hunger, and you drifted in and out of lucidity. They’d left you un-gagged but you didn’t have it in you to scream. You had a sinking feeling that no one would hear you anyway.
You’d flinched when the first 500-volt lamp let out a sharp hiss before flipping on. You shrunk into yourself, blinking away the sudden burst of white light that filled the room. It was directed towards you, and the rest of the space was still a frustratingly thick darkness. You couldn’t see who had turned them on, but they could see you.
The boots that walked across the floor were loud. They echoed like your earlier sobs. A metal chair was being dragged, and the sound was piercing. It did nothing to aide your aching head. You were thankful to see something other than pitch black, however big the danger.
You recognized the man who was in front of you. His outline flickered solidly. He looked rougher than you did; dirty-blonde hair, and stubble. There was a bandage across the center of his nose, on his fingertips, as if he’d fisted the razor while shaving. His purple T-shirt was covered by a dusty-brown leather jacket. His stare was hard, emotionless.
“You’re awfully quiet for a hostage.” He said, straddling the chair he had dragged over. His chest rested against the metal backing. “You can scream if you want. Wear yourself down. It’ll make this a lot easier.”
“What is this?” You asked instead of taking him up on his offer.
He was familiar to you. Clint. He came into the diner every Wednesday and Friday night like clockwork. He’d order a roast beef on rye with Swiss cheese and extra dressing on the side. He’d suck down two beers with his meal and tipped generously.
Sometimes he was with the man they called ‘The Winter Soldier’. You’d always found the name laughable, but the rumors about him were enough for you to hold your tongue. He never ate but would sometimes order a diet coke and sip it while Clint spoke through large bites of food.
Law enforcement wouldn’t’ touch Bucky Barnes, and your boss would typically comp whatever he ordered. A few months ago, you had shared your first words with him behind the diner. The air stunk of rotted food and hardly counted as fresh air. However, it was a few degrees cooler than the kitchen.
He had offered you a cigarette, one already perched between his lips, a zippo lighter at the ready in his other hand. You declined with the shake of your head, and a quiet ‘no thank you’. There was an uncomfortable silence, but it was better than the damp warmth of the kitchen. A sweet, burning scent filled your nose when he lit his cigarette and let the smoke curl around the two of you like a slack rope.
“You work hard in there.” Bucky said, taking a long inhale. He held it within his lungs, voice pinched. “Harder than anyone else I’ve seen in a while.”
You weren’t about to tell him about your daughter, not with his reputation, or the small smattering of pink scars across his chiseled features. So, you nodded instead. The number of tips you got in the broken down, greasy diner was the difference between two meals and one. So, you smiled sweetly and laid on the southern accent even though you’d only spent a short stint in Georgia when you were eighteen. It was easy to perfect.
“I bet you could name my order right now.”
“You don’t order.”
“I don’t trust the food.” He shrugged listlessly, a lazy smile against his lips. You couldn’t help but smile back.
“That’s a good call.”
He laughed at your honesty, and it was a nice sound. He disarmed you and that was worrying. Bucky let the cigarette sizzle out in a puddle at his feet. He used the tip of his steel-toed boot to grind the paper into damp ash.
“You wouldn’t’ have to work so hard if you had some extra cash, would you?”
The question caught you off guard and you couldn’t stifle the vicious glare that you gave him. Your break was almost over, and you could have, should have, walked back into the restaurant to finish the rest of your shift. Bucky lifted his hands up as a peace offering.
“Look, lady, I didn’t mean to offend you or anything. All I’m saying is, you’re not blind to what happens in there, the type of people that frequent this place. You’ve always turned a blind eye and that’s something my boss appreciates. Something she trusts.”
“And who exactly is your boss?”
He tsked “I can’t tell you that, sweetheart. But she wants to make you an offer, she wants to offer you a loan. You’re what? Three months behind on rent? She’ll front that for you and the following two.”
You took a deep breath of stale air. It was a tempting offer, even if it came in the form of a seedy enforcer in an even seedier alleyway. You were three days from getting evicted. Three days from ending up on the streets in a neighborhood that didn’t’ have a single safe one.
“What’s the catch?” You asked.
“Catch? There’s no catch. This is a friendly loan. All you’ve gotta do is pay it back when you’re on your feet again.”
It was an oversight, not asking for a concrete timeline. You hadn’t paid Bucky’s boss back yet, and over the next few months, there were stifled threats, and both Bucky and Clint watched you carefully at the job that you still worked like nothing had changed. The feeling of being indebted lingered, but this time, it was to an unknown entity instead of a landlord that was ultimately harmless.
Everything needed to be paid back in full. These were thousands you didn’t have. And now, two weeks after the initial threat, you were strapped to a metal chair with blood dripping down the sound of your face, in despite need of a drink of water.
Clint was harmless compared to The Winter Soldier, but his muscles still flexed under his shirt as he pulled his jacket off and let it fall to the dusty floor illuminated in blue light. “I would prefer not to get that dirty. It’s genuine leather, you know?”
You glowered at him as he stood and took a few more steps towards you. He looked relatively harmless each time you’d seen him in the diner. Sometimes he had a girl with him, a slight thing that was just as littered in scars as he was. She would order a plate of bacon that was cooked to a crisp and split it with a golden retriever that laid at their feet.
When his wrapped knuckles made contact with your cheek, your head clocked in the opposite direction. There was a sharp pain in your jaw, a ringing in your ear. He had slammed into the same side of your face as earlier, and you lost vision for a second.
Blood filled your mouth, and you spit the mix of saliva, bile, and blood onto the floor. There was a drain in the center and that worried you more than anything else. Your breathing came fast and hard and you glared at him, teeth stained pink.
“Is that all?” You asked him.
It was stupid, you knew it was stupid. But it bothered you more than anything that you had gotten yourself wrapped up in this. Your father was no stranger to the mob, and you should have seen it from a mile away. The fear he lived with. Until the day he died, he would look over his shoulder and you refused to do the same.
Clint grabbed your face, squeezing hard enough to bring tears to your eyes. “You’re a tough chick, huh? I think we both know why you’re here. All you have to do is get the money and all of this vanishes.”
“I don’t have the money.” Your words were garbled between his fingers. “You’re sure as fuck not going to get it if you kill me.”
“Kill you?” Clint unhanded you and let out a laugh. “Kill you, she says. No, we’re not going to kill you, she would never get her money that way… your daughter on the other hand.”
You pulled against the ropes, and they dug painfully into you. The chair was liable to break, but it had been bolted to the floor. It was much stronger than the one he’d dragged over. The mix of anger and fear that had rushed over you pulled away any thought of lingering aches and pains. Be damned to the head trauma.
Your teeth were gritted, voice a low hiss “Leave her the fuck out of this.”
“Did I strike a nerve?”
“I swear to you, I will get your money, I just need time. I’m not… You can keep me under surveillance as collateral, take my car, my apartment- just leave her out of this.”
Clint gripped your throat with his calloused hand, your ability to breathe became more difficult, half-moon nails digging into your flesh. It stung fiercely, and you let out a gurgle in response. “Or she could be our collateral. I think she’d make a great enforcer, with the proper education, that is.”
Is that what happened to the girl that ate lunch with Clint at the diner? She didn’t looked like she was there against her will, but there was an immense sadness to her eyes. Clint hadn’t released you yet and your vison was growing fuzzy at the edges.
“Let her go,”
Your chest was burning at this point and when he pulled his hand back you tried desperately to regain your sense of lucidity. You coughed, nearly vomiting as he took a long stride backwards, seemingly put into his place with a simple sentence.
Over the ringing of your ears, you heard the sharp click of heels. They were confident, and your chin dropped to your chest as you panted in succession, spit dripping in strings from your lips. You didn’t have the strength to look up, your head was pounding.
“I think that’s enough,” Her voice was smooth, just the smallest bit of an accent in her words. You couldn’t place it, but you couldn’t tell which way was up at this point. “You’re dismissed.”
“Oh, come on Natasha, I was just having a little fun.”
“Dismissed, Clint.”
There was a labored sigh and the sound of his footsteps retreating. It brought little relief to you, however. You felt as if you had traded one evil for another. Eventually, you lifted your head to stare at the ceiling. The stranger hadn’t said anything, and the pitch dark above was more desirable to the unknown.
You heard her sit down and felt her eyes watching you. The swimming in your head started to dissipate so you clocked her with a stare. The woman in front of you was angelic, in such a way that you figured Clint’s choking stunt had actually done you in.
Her stare was an unripe green rimmed in gold, her cheekbones carved from marble. There was a beautiful softness to her expression, and her deep red hair flowed over her shoulders in a waterfall of color. She was studying you, not phased by the cold of the room.
The woman wore a black t-shirt, deep slashes of ink peaking from the dip of the V-neck. You didn’t’ let your eyes linger long. It was a marking that you’d seen on Clints bicep and on Buckey’s hand. You hadn’t gotten a chance to clock it on the girl that was kept in their company.
“Is this the part where you come in with your good cop schtick?” You mumbled.
“Darling, Clint is the good cop.”
“Nice, I like it.” You rolled your shoulders back, fighting the stiffness “Bad cop and worse cop is much more effective.”
“You’ve got quite the mouth on you for someone in your position. Thousands of dollars in debt and seemingly no way to pay back my money. It’s not a good spot to be in, Y/n.”
Natasha stood from the chair, her muscles straining at the action. In a fluid motion, she pulled a black standard issue handgun from the space between her skin and her jeans. She pumped the shaft, the sound echoed more than your quickened breathing.
She used the tip to push your chin up, forcing you to look into her unblinking eyes. You were a dead man, you knew that from her cold stare. You couldn’t look away, even if the option was given.
“Baby, I’ve been in this business for a long time.” Her breath was hot on your collarbone, a mix of mint and tobacco. “I know exactly the type that you are. I cater to your kind. More often than not, my clientele need a little bit of encouragement.”
The tip of her gun traced your jaw, her finger loosely on the trigger. It was cold against your collarbone, down the center of your breasts. She held it there, jaw set in stone.
“We’ll keep you here for a few days. Once you dry out a little, I’m sure you’ll suddenly come into the cash.”
“Dry out? You think I’m on drugs?”
The tip pushed hard enough into your sternum to make you let out a grunt of pain. “You hide it quite well, pet. I’m sure it won’t be as simple when you start to feel those withdraw symptoms. Money flows simple in this town when those cravings kick in.”
You couldn’t help but laugh at her, despite the weapon that she was packing. A frown creased between her eyebrows, but she held it in place. “The hardest thing I’ve ever hit is a blunt in a high school rotation. That was your brilliant plan? Dry me out and then what? Search my backyard for jars filled with money. I don’t have it. I make 2.50 an hour at a diner.”
Natasha scrutinized you, eyes hard. She righted herself and pulled the gun away from your center before flipping on the safety and shoving it back into her jeans. She started to pace the length of the light.
“Bucky, he offered me a loan and I took it so I could pay the rent on an apartment for me and my daughter.” You said, voice quiet “I work thirteen hour shifts six days a week, and it’s still not enough. I’m not… I don’t know who you cater to, but I have a feeling it’s not someone like me.”
“No.” she crossed her arms over her chest, “It seems as if you’re an oversight.”
“Great,” you flexed your numbing fingers, “An oversight you’ll let go?”
Natasha shook her head, clenching and unclenching her jaw. “No, I’m afraid not.”
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brookbee · 8 months
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DS9 episode where Quark starts selling marriage licenses after seeing all the couples getting engaged on the station. Odo is suspicious about it.
Garak reminisces about a wife he had for 24 hours before the Obsidian Order killed her and when Bashir offers his condolences Garak says “oh no she was an awful woman, it��s just such a shame I never got to experience a divorce.” But he seems pretty broken up about it so Bashir says “oh well uh if you need anything let me know.”
One of Curzon Dax’s short lived love affairs with an arms dealer’s daughter arrives on the station. She insists they once had a Vegas wedding and they’re still married (by her people’s laws). She demands that Dax divorce her and pay alimony, but Dax is Starfleet and doesn’t have enough of the currency that the alimony would be in. Meaning that Dax would have to pay it off by becoming a gun smuggler or something. Dax says something about being a trill and responsibility for the past. Sisko orders Odo to find a way out of it before the divorce court opens in a week (they’re closed for convenient plot reasons).
Garak ends up with a marriage license for him and Bashir because, well, Bashir said anything and he always wanted to experience a divorce. Bashir is freaked out about it but he does want to make Garak feel better about everything. Except the divorce court isn’t open so he has to be married to Garak for a week. Shenanigans ensue.
Odo finds out that Curzon Dax never had a Vegas wedding and the arms dealer’s daughter bought a counterfeit license from Quark made with an older date. Turns out all of Quark’s marriage licenses are actually counterfeit.
Odo informs Sisko and Dax, and Dax has a gay moment that is also somehow heterosexual with the not-really-her-wife when they say goodbye to each other.
Quark gets threatened by Odo to stop selling the marriage licenses and for some reason there’s crazy sexual tension. But Quark agrees to stop selling them.
Bashir is relieved because he assumes that Garak bought a marriage certificate from Quark, making their marriage invalid. Quark looks confused and is about to correct Bashir, before he just shrugs and walks away.
Fade to black, music plays, they never bring it up again.
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thewriterg · 7 months
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𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠?
pairing(s); konig x fem!reader, deadbeat!konig x daughter
summary; After a year Konig tries to waltz back into your life flipping it upside down while you tried to keep your daughter right side up —angstober day; 16–
word count; 1.0k
warning(s); arguing, Konigs real name in this is Midas, crying, black coded reader, self berating thoughts, your daughter is around 2-4 months, and language
playlist; dealer by lana del rey
A/n:—GIFs;@villageofshadow & @romeestrvjds—
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Whoever said that being a parent was simple lied to your face you realized as you weaned your daughter off your nipple resting her small body over your shoulder her face lying in your neck as you gently shuffled between patting her back and rubbing your palm in a up and down motion until you heard the soft burp erupt from her mouth you pressed a soft kiss on the soft skin of her forehead before lying her in the bedside bassinet you’d got as a gift from your baby shower
It was difficult being a parent in general let alone a single parent with no support from the other party bills were racking up and you were grateful for a retired neighbor who was able to watch your and a semi understanding boss at a temporary job to keep your lives dragging rolling along you stepped into your bathroom connected off your room taking a bit of time to care for yourself that you hadn’t usually had in the past few months as the steam around the bathroom stuck to your skin while you stared at your form in the mirror running hands along your hips and lower stomach that still had a bit of flub to them from baring the life of your daughter
You stalked back to your room your throwing on a random T-shirt that you didn’t realize the impact of it until it was situated on your body falling to your knees the musk clouding over your nose sending your senses haywire at the familiar feeling that you couldn’t say was pleasant you snatch it off your head before throwing it across the room running a hand over your forehead and slightly damp curls
The last time you heard from Konig was when he’d met you at the hospital from your sudden sickness just to find out you were pregnant when you cracked the news to him he swore you would make it work and after a while he said he was going back home to bring you some things when you were released from the hospital a few days later you came home to find majority of his belongings gone and his truck no longer parked on the driveway
If only you would’ve sprung it on him more gently
if only you could go back and remember that damn pill
You perked up at the sound of heavy knocking on your front door your eyebrows furrow and for a brief moment you glance over to your firstborn hurrying to throw on shorts and a army green tank grabbing the hand gun you kept in your nightstand purified water bottle, your breast pump, and a small lamp setting on top of its surface training in SAS didn’t allow your brain to not be prepared for anything especially pounding on your door at god knows what unfaithful hour you inch out of your room inching towards the living space the door staring back at you as the pounding continued and you were spaced out until you felt your hand on the doorknob swinging the door open your hand secure around the forearm your finger a split second away from the trigger meeting its wall until you locked eyes with those sharp blue ones that you’d once loved
“Maus please, please just wait” The Austrians voice seeped from the crack of your door before you had the chance to slam the door in his face he’d set a steel toe boot in the threshold of your house and you shove a shoulder to the surface of the door trying to keep him out
“If you need money, a place to hide out, or whatever I don’t have it” You hissed attempting to keep this intruder out of your home
“Nein it’s, its about the baby” He mumbled his eyes meeting your as you scoff in disbelief with a shake of your head your curls moving with each movement framing your face and a fibbed smile etched on your face
“Oh so now you want to take interest in Solei, ou- no my daughter! Are you drunk Midas!?” The pitch of your voices rises until you hear the wails of your daughter in your home and you don’t waste another second on Konig before going to aid to your babygirl
“Shhh it’s okay Sol mommy’s here” You whispered having picked up her small frame cradling her to your chest for such a little body she had a carrying pitch yet nonetheless settled down when your familiar hum traveled to her ears Midas stood in the doorframe of your room watching you both as you care over his daughter his heart pounded in his ears and before he knew it you were lowering her back down into the bassinet the screaming whales down deducted into tiny whimpers and hefty breaths when you turned around it was your turn to suck in a sharp breath not expecting the 6’10 colonel to be waiting for you but before you could open your mouth he stalked towards you forcing a wide tan envelope in your hands the weight slightly dragging your hand down
“This is what I calculated or tried to, to make up for the last year. Bills, Mechanics, You and… Solei” You noted the sound of your names sounded like a prayer falling from his pink lips that were no longer covered by his sniper hood like before
“You cant walk into our life after you just blatantly left and everything will be handy dandy, it doesn’t work that way”
“I want this to work Mau-, Y/n I want to be there for our daughter and for you I’ll do anything it takes. I was a fool back then and I know that now, but she’s still young and I want to be there before it’s too late… before we’re too late” He pleaded and you shook your head a frown forced on your face
“We are too late Midas, but that doesn’t mean Solei doesn’t deserve a father we take this little at a time… baby step” Konig applauded at your answer going to bring you in a hug before stepping back when you took a step away from him a shocked and somewhat frightened look on your face and he nodded taking one back
“Baby steps”
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cal-flakes · 10 months
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omg just read the touch starved dealer rafe post and i’m obsessed can u please do more of their dynamic? like being protective, or comforting her, or cuddling her or like smut that’s like soft dom rafe
heavy on dealer!rafe today so all your dealer!rafe concepts are being welcome with open arms and a big smooch rn xxxx
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╰┈➤ protective dealer!rafe
warnings: swearing, descriptions of violence, mentions of a gun.
summary: dealer!rafe protects y/n from her father.
y/n snuggled into the couch, legs spread over rafe’s lap as he counted through the stacks of cash on the coffee table. he’d gotten back from a deal with barry not long ago, finding y/n asleep on the couch, snoring softly.
small packets of powder littered the table as he compared the cash total to the bags he had left. a sudden slurred yell from the driveway caused y/n to stir, her eyes groggy as she squinted.
“y/f/n! you wanna come out here darlin’?” rafe stood immediately, hastily tucking his gun into the front waistband of his pants. “rafe..” she whimpered, eyes wide.
“shh, i’m gonna sort it out okay baby?” he spoke, stroking her cheek soothingly.
it was her father. y/n hadn’t seen him in a couple months, since the night rafe picked her up.
from then on she’d stayed with him at tannyhill, he bought her everything she needed, drove her wherever she needed to go.
he’d even suggested quitting her job, claiming he could take care of her. and while she appreciated the offer, she turned it down, everything he’d given her was already too much.
he stomped through the foyer, puffing his chest out slightly. rafe opened the front door, facing the drunken man in his driveway.
“can i help you?” he spat, observing the baffled look on her fathers face. “i didn’t ask for you, cameron. where’s my daughter?” he sneered, gesticulating furiously.
“she doesn’t want to see you, and quite frankly, neither do i..” rafe growled, squaring up to the man.
“oh! you think you’re some big boy now huh cameron! you weren’t so tough when your daddy was around..” rafe’s chest heaved as his breath increased, rage surging through him like a train.
stepping closer, rafe faced her father. “get the fuck off my property..” he spat.
“not until i see my little girl!” the man yelled, stumbling on his feet.
“she’s not your little girl anymore. not after everything you did to her. now, as i said, get the fuck..off my property” rafe’s venomous words were like knives, cutting through the man’s heart.
“yeah? what the fuck are you gonna do little boy?” her father taunted, attempting to intimidate rafe.
discreetly reaching for the hem of his shirt, he lifted it to wipe his face. the dishevelled man’s eye bulged slightly, rafe having flashed his gun.
her father stepped back, almost tripping over his uncoordinated footsteps as he retreated to the gates. “that’s what i thought..asshole” rafe muttered under his breath.
he stood there for a couple minutes, making sure her father had left before heading back inside.
“rafe? is he gone?” y/n whispered, tears in her eyes.
he rushed to her side, discarding the gun on the coffee table. “he’s gone angel, he’s not gonna bother you anymore..” he cooed, wiping the cascade of tears away with his thumb.
she leant into his touch, nodding. “thank you rafe..” she sighed, placing her hand on top of his. “don’t, you don’t need to thank me, im gonna keep you safe no matter what, m’kay?”
he pulled her into his side, gently kissing her head as she snuggled into him. “i love you baby, nothings gonna hurt you as long as i’m around..”
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lovingmattysposts · 4 months
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Eastside 16
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pairing: y/n and matt sturniolo
summary: growing up in the outskirts of Boston wasn't really pretty. Life wasn't that great for most people, most people. You had Matt and no one fucked with you when Matt was standing by your side. The chief's daughter and the bad boy deliquent. A perfect love story?
warnings: mentions of GUNS!! fighting, gunshots, being being shot, torment, sad asf
brace yourselves
xoxo Autumn
All eyes on me.
It was so quiet you could hear a pen drop. Cecilia’s eyes went wide once they landed on me. I realized my mistake of wanting to swoop in and be a hero when Slim, Pallo, and Landon all stood from the couch once they laid their eyes on me.
Two other men were standing that I didn’t recognize. All gazes fixated on me. I swallowed my confidence diminishing. I shifted on my feet from the fear corseting in my veins.
The man who was grabbing Cecilia, arm fell from her. Cecilia’s face ran cold as she looked at me with pleading eyes. As if to voice, “Run.”
“Y/n y/l/n”
Slim, the guy from the video, a smile present on his face as he stalked over to me. My eyes just followed him. The only sounds heard throughout the warehouse were the sounds of his shoes hitting the ground as he walked towards me.
I glanced down him. A gun present in the front of his pants. I closed my eyes and swallowed.
Y/n what did you do?
“Traveled a long way from home haven’t you?” He asked his footsteps getting closer to me. I blinked my eyes open to meet his gaze. I just watched him as a devilish smirk rested on his teeth.
“Heard you’ve been around the Eastside quite a bit” He hummed as he stood in front of me. “Blood run cold yet?” He whispered down at me. I just glared up at him. “Turn East yet?” He mumbled pursing his lips.
“I’m not scared of you” I mumbled staring at him. I wasn’t scared, I was petrified. I heard chuckles from around the room. Slim smiled before closing his eyes and looking down.
“You’re cute, see why Matt’s into you. Northside look—“ Slim said reaching out and grabbing my wrist. I winced as he pulled my arm towards him. He ran his finger up my arm. “Eastside blood” he said as he traced my vain.
I ripped my arm from him, causing his face to drop. I glared at him. “Don’t touch me” I mumbled. He raised his eyebrows before he raised his arms looking around.
“Where are you y/n?” He asked looking at the people around us and then back to me. I clenched my jaw. “You seem like a smart girl, so tell me whose grounds are you on?” He asked dropping his hands. I swallowed looking around meeting everyone’s eyes. All creepily turned into a smirk, other than Cecilia who looked like she was about to cry.
I closed my eyes.
Was this it?
Was this the end?
All because I wanted to be the hero?
Maybe I am just a stupid little girl.
“So tell me, why are you here?” He breathed. I looked up at him. “If you wanted to hurt me Slim, you would have done it a long time ago” I said through gritted teeth. He pursed him lips and nodded.
“You are smart. I was right” He nodded looking at me. I just watched him as he started to walk circles around me. “But that doesn’t answer my question” He said from behind me up my neck. I felt goosebumps on my neck in the worst way possible.
“I-I just-“ I stuttered and looked at Cecilia whose breath was heavy and her eyes wide. “I don’t know” I mumbled looking at the ground. He hummed making his way back in front of me.
“Chief’s daughter” he mumbled, reaching for his belt. I closed my eyes, fuck. I heard the shifting and I knew what he was doing. “Messing around with drug dealers” He hummed. I heard a gun click.
I squeezed my eyes shut tighter as my body started to shake.
“Think I don’t know what you’re up to?” He whispered. I shook my head and whined. “Because you know if I go down, your little matty baby goes down too. Do you want that sweetheart?” He whispered.
A part of me wanted to drop to my knees and beg him to let me go and that I would never show my face here ever again. The other part lit on fire with joy because he had no idea I deleted those files.
“No” I cried. I felt a cold piece of metal drag down my arm. I turned my head still holding my eyes shut. “So confident” he whispered as he stepped around me. My lip quivered as the gun trailed up my shoulder.
“Where’s all that confidence now sweetheart?” He whispered against my ear. I felt a tear run down my cheek. I didn’t tell my dad goodbye. I would die knowing my Dad has no idea where I am, no idea what I got into, and live the rest of his life alone.
Matt has no idea where I am, he couldn’t save me this time. But for some reason I was okay to die knowing I would save him. Even if he had no idea.
The last time I saw him, he had no idea I was even there. If I could jump back in time I would jump out of those bushes and run up and jump into him, kiss him and tell him that I’m sorry and that I loved him.
But that moment was long gone.
Now it was this moment.
And I was going to die without Matt even realizing.
I felt him sigh as he ran the gun up the side of my face, my whole body shaking. I shook my head frozen in place. “Please” I whispered shaking my head.
“Please what?” He whispered grabbing my shoulder with his free hand.
“Slim stop you’re scaring her!”
Slims grip paused agaisnt me and he lifted the gun from agaisnt me and stepped around me. I let out a breath and opened my eyes finally, seeing Cecilia standing and staring at Slim with a worried face.
“I’m sorry” Slim laughed from in front of me. “Did you say something?” He spat looking at her. Cecilia swallowed and brought her hands to her chest as her face furrowed.
“Cecilia” Landon spat in a low voice, catching her attention. She looked down at Landon and then back at Slim. “Um I just-“ she shook her head. “You-just-you just?” Slim taunted glaring at her, shaking his head.
Cecilia looked over at me, I shook my head.
“You don’t have to kill her, she’s done nothing wrong, it’s not fair. Hasn’t the girl been through enough?” She said shaking her head. Slim stared at her licking his lips. Landon took a deep breath pressing his hands against his face.
“The thing you don’t understand Cecilia-Something you’ve never understood—“ Slim said stepping towards her. Cecilia froze looking at him her mouth shut.
“This isn’t about fair” He shook his head as he approached her. “It’s about what’s going to hurt the person—who crossed me, the most.” He said pressing the gun against her chest. My stomach dropped. I shook my head.
No, no, no.
“You’re lucky your Landon’s sister or you would have been dead in a ditch a long time ago—“ he grunted before turning the gun and hitting her the corner of it in the chest, hard. I stepped forward as she stumbled and whined, pressing her hand against where he hit her.
Slim’s eyes snapped to me before raising the gun back at me. I stopped holding my hands up. “Don’t move” He stated. I froze as the gun pointed at me.
I glanced down at Cecilia who was leaning forward in pain. I felt my eyes brim with tears and I shook my head.
“Slim please don’t do this” I cried. He just stared cold at me. “Maybe tell your boyfriend to be a better drug dealer and I wouldn’t have to” he tilted his head as clocked the gun. I whined as I closed my eyes turning my head, my arms up in the air as I waited for it to be over.
I heard the door of the warehouse being busted open. I opened my eyes turning and seeing Matt out of breath, looking around before his eyes landed on me.
I let go of a breath as we looked at each other. His face dropped his eyes wide. “Y/n—“ he breathed as he stepped towards me.
“Matt don’t-“ I shook my head.
“Watch it pretty boy” Slims voice boomed towards Matt. Matt paused before turning to Slim, frozen, seeing the gun in his hands. The gun now pointed towards him. His eyes went wide.
“I know you have a gun, drop it. Or she’s dead” He stated the gun still raised. Matt looked over at me before letting out a breath and lifted his shirt. I looked down seeing a gun against his belt. “Slow” Slim said through gritted teeth.
I shook as I just watched him.
A gun present in his belt he reached down for it, picking it up slowly. “Don’t try anything funny, I won’t hesitate to kill you” Slim said walking towards him. He picked up the gun before lowering it down to his feet and dropping it on the ground in front of him.
Slim looked down at the gun now on the ground. “Kick it” he stated, gun still pointed directly at Matt. Matt stood back up before his eyes trailed to Cecilia. He looked back at Slim and kicked the gun away from him.
“Slim just let her go. She means no harm. Don’t take out your anger on me, on her” Matt swallowed as he held his arms around. I just looked between the two of them and their silent battle.
Slim blinked before turning quickly over to me, gun still raised. I whined and held my arms back up.
“You go over there” he said motioning to Matt. I looked over at Matt whose breaths were heavy. I looked back at Slim. “Go” he stated again loudly. I flinched from his voice and looked down at my shoes as I walked over to Matt.
I looked up at Matt whose gaze was fixed on me. “Matt I’m so-“ I started to whispered.
“On your knees” Slims snapped the gun still raised at both of us. I looked over at Matt before looking down as we both got down on our knees.
“We’re gonna get out of this Matt, I promise. I’m so sorry” I cried as we both faced the ground. He was silent next to me as his eyes were trained on Slim.
“Stop talking” Matt said through his teeth. I took in a breath as I felt tears roll down my face. I shook my head.
“Should we do this Bonnie and Clyde style?” Slim chuckled walking closer to us. Matt glared up at him as I just closed my eyes, my body shaking. He pursed his lips as he hovered over us.
“I think that’d be fun, huh?” He chuckled looking over to a few guys behind him. He looked back down at us, before dropping his smile. “But I’m not that predictable am I l?” He mumbled I looked up at him.
He glanced over to Matt and then over to Landon. “Get him” He stated. Landon stood up and my heard dropped. I looked up at Matt who watched as Landon came over to him.
“What-“ he started to say as Landon grabbed him and held his arms behind him. Matt struggled as he pinned his arms back behind him. My mouth dropped as I raised up.
“Don’t move” Slim pointed the gun back at me as I just watched Matt struggle before stopping seeing he was getting no where being fully restrained by Landon.
I swallowed.
“This your pride and joy huh?” Slim asked pointing the gun at me. I took in a breath, my whole body shaking. Matt just glared at him as tears brimmed his eyes. “The love of your life?” He mocked laughing holding his hands up. Matt pulled his arms trying to get out of Landon’s grip but he couldn’t.
“Why did you lie to me?” Slim asked tilting his head at Matt. Matt clenched his jaw. “I don’t like being lied to” Slim shook his head. “Don’t touch her” Matt said through gritted teeth. Slim smiled.
“I won’t touch her” he shook his head. “But the bullet will” He smiled before walking back in front of me. I stumbled back off my knees and on my butt as I hit the wall behind me. I was shaking as I stared up at him shaking my head.
“Shoot me! S-Shoot me instead please! Slim please” Matt screamed at him lunging for him but it was no use. Slim looked over at him. Matt shook his head tears filling his eyes.
“You hate me, it’s me you want. Not her. Please just let her go just kill me” his voice broke. Slim smiled. “That’s cute, really cute” Slim smiled at him. “Pretty boy does have a heart” Slim gushed looking at him. Matt looked at him pleading with him.
“Matt no, don’t-“ I cried. “Y/n. I said stop talking” Matt said shaking his head not looking at me. Tears streaming down my face as I looked at Matt. The love of my life. My pretty boy, no one else’s.
Every fight we had ever had, seemed pointless. Every stupid thing I got angry over, lost in my memory. Every touch we ever shared, seeming long gone and almost forgotten at this point.
I just wanted to touch him once last time.
But I couldn’t. I was helpless. And it was all my fault.
“I would kill you, it would be fun. Been wanting to do it for a while. But, you see..” Slim said looking at him. “I think putting a bullet in her chest—“ he said motioning to me. Matt shook his head as a tear fell from his eyes.
“Would hurt you more if I put a bullet into yours” He smiled pressing the gun against Matt’s chest. Matt’s mouth parted and he shook his head.
“No. N-No-“ Matt cried as Slims attention snapped back to me.
My eyes widen as my back and head hit against the wall. I shook my head as Slim raised the gun at me. Matt shook.
“No please I’m sorry—I’ll do anything please!—Y/n I love you. I love you so much I’m so s-sorry please—“ Matt said his knees falling, but Landon held him.
I tried to speak. This was my final goodbye, but I was so scared I couldn’t breathe.
I never really thought about my last moments of life before. I thought I would be old and grey. A long time from now. Something like the notebook where Matt would be there, as we spoke about our life together. Our kids, our grandkids.
We would be in our house. Maybe in a farm in Vermont somewhere. But I would be with him. I guess in a way I was with him, but I never imagined in my last moments I would be staring a gun barrel down in the face.
All I could think about was the last time we kissed—I couldn’t even remember the exact moment. How they felt. None of it. Maybe it was in the car on the way to the dance, maybe it was outside. Was it after that? Why couldn’t I remember?
Tears flooded my eyes.
I closed my eyes.
Be quick and easy, don’t let me suffer.
That was my last hope.
The sound of a bullet flew through the air and my breath stopped. The whole room went silent.
I shook, but I didn’t feel anything. I blinked my eyes open looking down at myself.
No blood.
My hand scanned my body. Nothing hurt. I looked up and saw Slim on the ground. Cecilia pointing the gun down at him as blood pooled around Slim, Matt’s gun in her hands. Her hands shaking as she held the gun after the blow.
“Cecilia” my voice broke. She looked up at me before the gun pointed at the men starting to approach her. “Against the wall! All of you!” She screamed before Matt shook out of Landon’s hands.
I looked up at Matt. His eyes shot to me. My arms went up. “Matt” I cried. He let out a breath shaking his head as he reached under my shoulders pulling me up and against him.
I cried as my arms came around him and he held his grip against. “Y/n I’m so sorry im so—“ Matt cried against me. I shook my head and leaned back. “No, Matt I’m sorry I-“ I shook my head.
“Cecilia what are you doing?” Landon screamed. My head turned as she had the gun pointed directly at him. She glared at him.
“Something I should have done a long time ago” She shook her head as she motioned for him to stand with the rest of them.
Matt looked down at me, his arms still around me. “You and Cecilia? What-how—“ he shook his head. I took his face in my hands. “Don’t worry about it” I whispered looking at him, tears falling out of my eyes.
I heard tires screech outside. Matt snapped his head.
“Y/n get out of here—“ Matt said releasing me and pushing me slightly. I shook my head looking at him. “Matt we’re safe, you’re safe everything’s taken care of. You’re not going down, everything is deleted” I smiled shaking my head.
He blinked down at me. “The files? My—“ he stopped. “My phone, Nick—“ He stuttered looking down at me and I smiled. “All of it’s gone” I whispered. He let out a breath smiling and hung his head.
“Y/n you-“
All of the sudden two gunshots sprung through the air and I froze. Matt stiffened. I felt blood run down my arm, pain strike through my body.
Matt fell to the ground. All pain in my body, I couldn’t feel anymore. I fell too, holding my arm before reaching down my hand, revealing blood.
I heard another gunshot before I looked up seeing Cecilia standing over Slim who had a gun back into his hand. She shot him again, Slim stopped moving. Slim shot us. Slim shot Matt.
Cecilia let out a breath before looking up at me.
She ran over to me and my eyes scanned hers. “Y/n—you’re bleed you—“ she shook her head. I looked over before leaning over Matt.
“Matt” I cried. His eyes glanced over to mine. He almost looked calm. I shook my head tears streaming down my face. “You’re bleeding” His horse voice spoke. I shook my head.
“Matt y-you’re gonna be okay. Everything’s gonna be fine. You’re okay-you’re okay” I shook my head pushing my hands though his hair. He blinked slowly at me, nothing moving but his eyes.
“Y/n, you’re hurt” He mumbled blinking at me his hand grazing my arm. I looked down at his hand then back to this eyes. “I’m fine, you’re fine. Everything’s gonna be fine okay?” I said tears fogging my vision as I choked.
This can’t be it.
I’m not losing him again.
He nodded closing his eyes. “No, Matt. Matt keep your eyes open for me okay?” I said pressing my hands against his face. He blinked his eyes back open slowly. I cried pressing my face against his chest.
“Don’t leave me” I cried against him. We just sat there for a second as I cried against him, the room silent. “Y/n…” He said quietly. I looked up at him, my face a mess.
“There was never anyone else” he blinked at me. I shook my head. “I know Matt I know—“ I shook my head looking at me. “I love you so much, and we’re gonna fix this okay? We’re gonna grow old together and we’re gonna move away—a-way from him and we’re gonna have little kids—“ I cried he blinked his eyes closed.
“T-Two kids! One girl— o-one boy and they are gonna have your eyes—“ I cried shaking my head as his chest rose and fell under me. “Matt” I sobbed holding his face in my hands.
“You forgot the white house” he mumbled. I smiled letting a sob come out of my throat. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my face into his neck.
“P-please don’t leave me” I cried.
The doors of the warehouse burst open and there were men yelling as the SWAT team crowded the room. Cecilia dropped the gun and held her hands up.
“HANDS UP EVERYBODY HANDS UP!” One of the men in the SWAT uniform yelled as they pointed guns around pointing at everyone.
I didn’t move as I shook against Matt. I wasn’t letting him go if my lips depended on it. He wasn’t moving.
I heard someone walk up to me. “She’s hurt!” I heard Petey’s voice yell. I felt arms come around me to pull me up.
“No!” I screamed, holding onto Matt tighter. “Get off me!” I cried holding onto Matt. “Y/n, you’re bleeding. Someone call and ambulance!” He yelled as another pair of arms came around me, two men having to pull me off Matt.
“The ambulance is here” another man answered.
I screamed looking down at Matt shaking my head. Pain struck through my body. My body coming out of shock as the pain from the bullet finally hit me. I looked down at Matt, as someone pulled me away from him.
Three cops crowded his body and they checked for a pulse. “Stop! Please—“ I screamed trying to fight them. Just trying to get back to Matt.
I just needed Matt and everything would be okay.
“Get her into the ambulance” Petey said looking at someone else. “Matt!” I screamed before everything went black.
That’s the last thing I remember.
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zylev-blog · 2 months
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Masterpost
This is the masterpost for everything that I have posted, not reblogged or added on from someone else.
DCU Only
The Batkids hide in Batman's cloak: here
DP Only
Ghosts as a separate species: here
DpxDc
Danny-centric
Young Danny: here
Danny really hates Christmas: here
Failed Ghost Danny: here
The Purge: here
Secret Arms dealer: here
Danny is Jon Kent: here
Martian Danny: here
Danny's being followed: here
Danny is Bruce Wayne: here
Danny is the clone of Barry and Hal: here AO3 link: here
Danny is Ace the bathound: here @bloggerspam wrote a beautiful fic for this!
Danny goes back in time to kill villain Tim: here
Danny is Diana's daughter: here
Danny arrives during DCeased: here
Danny is Alfred's son: here
Danny is centries old: here
"My name is Danny Fenton, and this is Jackass.": here
Danny is the son of Clark Kent and Lana Lang: here
Danny is convinced Batman is a vampire: here
Danny is Deadshot: here
Danny infiltrates the Light: here
Danny is Jason Todd: here
Danny pays Diana a visit: here
Dan-centric
Dan meets Jason Todd: here
Red Lantern Dan: here
Dan raises Kal-El: here
Jazz-centric
Jazz gets drunk: here
Halfa Jazz: here
Jazz is Lex Luthor's daughter: here
Tucker-centric
Tucker is Amity Park's protector: here
Dani-centric
Dani wants to get arrested: here
Dani is from the future: here
Dani is the clone of Bruce and Danny: here
When Dani destabilizes, Superman stabilizes her dna. She doesn't appreciate this: here
Danny is Clockwork's assistant
Clockwork's assistant au: here
Apprentice of time au: here
Green Lantern Danny
Adult GL Danny: here
GL Danny in Justice League: here
GL Danny helps arrest his parents: here
Danny and others:
Danny and Jazz go to a gala: here
Danny and Dick talk during a stakeout: here
Damian's rant: here
Cujo steals Jason's gun: here
Danny haunts Batman: here
Wally crosses into the DP universe: here
Bruce trains with Phantom: here
The Phantom siblings like to throw things: here
Gotham is on fire: here
Danny and Sam make a bet: here
Flash, Batman, and Joker accidentally cross into the DP universe: here
Danny and Bart are from the future: here
Dani and Dani decide to crash Bruce's interview: here
Mind-controlled Superman crashes Danny and Sam's date: here
Damian and Danny are best friends: here
Danny haunts Batman: here
Dick and Danny talk: here
Dick and Danny are childhood friends: here
Danny rescues Bruce in 1732: here
Jason and Danny kill the Joker: here
Deaged Danny
Danny escapes CADMUS: here
Danny and Dani are adopted by Aquaman: here
Oliver adopts Danny: here
Clark adopts Danny: here
Barry adopts Danny: here
Teen/Adult dad Danny
Ellie and Damian's forced friendship: here
Single Dad and toddler Ellie meet Single mom Kara and baby Kal: here AO3 link: here
Danny is Klarion and Nabu's Dad: here
Danny is Zeus, and Diana's father: here
Other:
Dick throws a party for his 30th birthday: here
The Batfam discover the GIW's warehouse by accident: here
Freakshow and Joker are brothers: here
Tim accidentally creates a portal to Amity Park: here
Dick accidentally saves Danny instead of Tim: here
Danny becomes backup Red Robin: here
Deaged Dick: here
Jazz, Harley, and Bruce are in medschool together: here
Halfa Tim Drake: here
Villain Fentons au: here
Valerie doesn't want to be on a hero team: here
Dick and Damian are ducks: here
Kryptonian Jack Fenton: here
Amity Park is its own nation: here
Villian Fentons: here
A Turkey ghost sends the Fentons on a country-wide chase: here
Little Baby Man Danny: here
Conner is Phantom and Superman's clone: here
Kryptonian Danny: here
Ships:
Dash/Danny: here
Tim/Danny: here
Tim/Danny gods of Krypton: here
Damian is Jazz and Bruce's son: here
Valerie/Danny raise Dani: here
GL Jazz/Bruce: here
FBI Agent Jazz Fenton(Nightingale): here AO3 link: here
Stephanie/Danny: here
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nerdestiwrites · 2 months
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predator and prey (a hazbin hotel reader insert)
It had been just under a year since you died and ended up in Hell. It was a shock, at first, how could it not have been. You didn’t think Hell existed in the first place and yet you had woken up in a dark alleyway with the sky above a dark shade of red. The ground underneath you was wet in a liquid that reeked and there was trash of all kinds scattered above from beer bottles, empty chip bags, used needles, bags with unknown substances in it, and even gun shells. 
It hadn’t been the red sky or the putrid smell of sulfur that made you realize where you were, it wasn’t even how you felt *different*. It took you stumbling out of the alleyway like a drunk, stumbling onto the street and seeing the residents of your new afterlife. They weren’t human, none of them were. Even the *human* looking ones had something fucked up going on with them. Horns, long claws, some were tiny while others towered over everyone. It was Hell, you came to realize, but Hell seemed scarily familiar to what you had just left. 
What got you into Hell took a few days figuring out. You weren’t exactly a *good* person, but you hadn’t been *evil* either. You had been a drug user, dabbling in harder substances at parties but never an active user other than weed. You drank, more than you’d like to admit, it was easier to drink and hide everything than it was to face lifes never ending problems. You participated in corporate greed but only because it was forced upon you, if you didn’t you’d been homeless and dead sooner. Then there had been the kleptomania you had. It came in spurts. You’d steal things, sometimes without even thinking about it, other times it’d be purposeful. Sometimes you’d go months, even years without an incident. Perhaps you could’ve been less selfish, maybe less prideful, had less anger issues, but that was just part of being human, right?
The crimes seemed to stack against you, the more you thought about it. On top of not believing in God, you nearly checked every sin box there was and had your fair share of regrets. However instead of wallowing in self pity for ending up out of the frying pan and into the fires below, you decided to take this as a second chance. After all, as you had noticed quickly, Hell wasn’t all that different from the worst cities up on Earth anyway. 
Getting to understand the hierarchy of Hell took all but one day to understand. After attempting to get a phone for yourself to keep up with everything, and because you could barely live without your phone when you were alive, souls seemed to have been one of the main forms currency. You didn’t make any deals, at least having that much of an understanding on how fucked you’d be if you did for something as simple as a phone. So instead, you stole a phone. What were they going to do if they caught you? Kill you? You were already dead, could you become dead times two? Dead squared? 
It was in your second month of being in Hell that you understood who was considered an Overlord and who was a demon with just a handful of souls. There had been the TV demon that seemed to own every technological aspect of Hell, Vox. Everyone seemed to have been influenced by him or his colleagues in some way, the other Vs, other Overlords, as it was put. After the first broadcast you had witnessed, you quickly searched the Hell internet, hellternet, for any sort of VPN or antivirus program. You had a VPN back when you were alive, might as well have one now too, it might even be more important in Hell.
There was Carmilla, the arms dealer, who you’d her daughters briefly once. Rosie, another Overlord, a cannibal and leader of the accurately named Cannibal Town. Then there was Zestial, one of the oldest beings in Hell, according to everyone you had asked about. The Radio Demon, Alastor, was one to be weary of, you’ve heard the rumors of how quickly he became an Overlord, or more specifically *how*. Then a few more others that hadn’t made a big impression when hearing their stories. 
It was in month three that you finally decided what you were going to do with your afterlife. Every sinner, or denizens as Hells occupants were called, were terrified of Overlords and overstepping. It was the power that could be felt radiating off of anyone who held more than just a couple souls, and those who started to gain some traction seemed to always be stopped. Like the Overlords who controlled Pride Ring wanted to keep their circle as small as possible. 
You were going to break the system.
You were going to cause as much chaos for the Overlords as possible.
And you were going to do this without anyone knowing until it was too late to stop.
Two weeks after that you had made your first deal. Not for a soul of the other participant of the deal, but for a favor. Any favor to be redeemed whenever you saw fit. The demon, down on their luck and high out of their mind had been more than happy to make the deal. The catch you put in there was, the demon wouldn’t be able to say *who* they made a deal with, or what that deal entailed. If they did, then you’d own their soul. If they refused to repay the favor, you’d own their soul. 
Three days later and another deal was struck, with the same fine print. A favor for a favor. Favors were everything, after all. And another deal just a day after that. And soon you had over two dozen deals by the end of the week, but no power as you owned no souls. So no one would even give you a second glance.
At five months you started to turn in a few favors, gaining a meeting with one of the Vs. Velvette to be more specific, as you figured she’d be easier to talk to and come to an understanding than the other Overlords. You and her weren’t that far apart in age, and you both knew the importance of how influencers truly ran the world, or rather Hell. You had dressed up, almost like you had been going to an interview, and had been glad you barely posted on any of the social medias that were run by Voxtech. It meant there was less that Velvette would be able to learn about you than what you had learned about her. 
Velvette had made you wait twenty minutes over the agreed upon meeting time, but you had dealt with dozens of horrible interviews and managers that you easily sat in the office unaffected by the delay. It was a tactic of hoping to get the other to leave in annoyance or defeat, or get them frustrated to the point of being able to end the interview or meeting early. Good thing you knew these tricks already. So when the youngest Overlord walked into the room talking on the phone, you stayed seated, making no move to interrupt her. 
“Make this quick, I’ve got a show to put on in twenty minutes.” Her voice was snappy, filled with disinterest, and she sat herself down in one of the chairs around the large table. Her eyes never left her phone as her fingers typed away, not giving any attention towards you.
You give a cocked eyebrow before nodding, standing now, just to stretch. “Right, well, I’ll make this quicker than a Voxtok video.” You started and the meeting lasted four minutes and ended with the exchange of numbers, gaining Velvettes personal phone number and an invite to a night out for drinks.
 What had been said in that meeting was kept a secret, and those who tried to eavesdrop for Vox, as Velvette had pointed out might happen, had been quickly killed by the Overlord. 
Month ten was when the Extermination happened. Your first time experiencing the slaughter of sinners from the Exorcists. Velvette invited you to stay with her and the Vs during the slaughter, but you declined offer, not one to be indebted to someone. You instead took chance of staying in your own little apartment, which you had upgraded some during your brief time in Hell, thanks to the favors those owed you. 
After the Extermination, it had been an amazing playing field for deals. By the end of the week you had nearly doubled the favors people owed you, some demons coming back and now owed more than one favor. You could now spend favors and still be having an influx of them, so you used them to gain information on all the Overlords. As much as you possibly could. The two hardest Overlords to get information on were Zelestial and Alastor, who seemed to have been missing for seven years now. 
A text appeared on your phone, pulling you out of thought as you sipped the steaming coffee from the mug. Your eyes scanned over the text, eyebrows furrowing slightly, before you grabbed the remote to the TV you had bought yourself. You knew that Vox could at any point use the device against you, but you had given him no reason to. You were a nobody after all, or that’s at least what he thought. With a click of a button, the TV flickered on and showed a broadcasted commercial briefly showing a Hotel before it was interrupted by the news. The next Extermination would be happening six months sooner. And chaos erupted outside on the streets. 
Velvy: There was a meeting today between the Princess and Heaven
Velvy: My bets is the royal brat pissed off Heaven 
Velvy: That commercial wasn’t even good. Don’t know how they managed to get it on the network without Vox knowing.
The texts came in quick and you read them over. So the Hotel had been the Princess’ project then? Perhaps meeting with the Princess of Hell now wouldn’t be a bad idea, perhaps you could give your input on the whole thing, maybe get on the royals good side even. 
You: I’ll figure it out. 
And with those words, you made plans to take a trip to the outskirts of the city to the hotel and see what the Princess had been doing.
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Gangster
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Paring:Gangster!Lee Felix x Gangster!reader
Genre:slight angst?,fluff?
Warnings:violence,blood(just a little at the end,guns,stealing
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The dimly lit safehouse buzzed with nervous energy.Y/n, clad in her usual black jeans and combat boots, paced before a worn leather couch where the rest of her crew lounged. Felix, her ever-present partner-in-crime and maybe something more though they'd never admit it outright, fiddled with a silenced pistol, it’s sleek black frame catching the dim light.
"Alright, crew," Chan announced, his voice sharp. "Tonight's the night. Let's run the plan one last time."
They huddled closer, voices murmuring as they went over the details.Y/n, alias Tiffany Kim, daughter of a tech billionaire a carefully crafted lie for tonight, would infiltrate the high-society fundraiser thrown by Mark, the arrogant secret arms dealer who held the key to their mission.
"Tech here," Seungmin piped up, holding a sleek black earpiece. "Comms are crystal clear.Y/n, this bad boy will let you hear everything we're saying and vice versa."
She took the earpiece, the familiar cool plastic a source of comfort. Testing it, she spoke, "Can you hear me?"
A chorus of affirmations rose from the group. "Loud and clear," Felix said, his voice a steady rumble. "Remember, y/n, get close to Mark. Charm him, distract him, whatever it takes. We need that key."
She grinned, a dangerous glint in her eyes. "Charming billionaires? Piece of cake."
They ran through the escape route, Felix pointing out the security cameras they'd disabled and the quickest way to their getaway van. The tension crackled in the air, a mix of fear and excitement. They were about to steal from the thief, reclaiming what was rightfully theirs – the weapons Mark had stolen from their gang.
Later, bathed in the garish glow of the ballroom, she navigated the sea of socialites with practiced ease. Her gown swished around her ankles. Mark, a walking cliché in a polished suit, approached, his eyes sweeping over her with a practiced appraisal.
She forced a smile, laying on the charm as thick as the caviar on a nearby platter. "Well, hello there, beautiful," Mark drawled, his cologne a disgusting presence in her nostrils. The act was loathsome but necessary.
"Why, hello yourself," she purred, her voice dripping with feigned sweetness. They waltzed to the deafening music, his every touch sending a shiver down her spine, a mix of disgust and the need to stay in character.
"You have eyes like gold," Mark declared, leaning in a little too close. "The kind that could pierce a man's soul and steal all his secrets." She fought back an eye roll. Was this supposed to be romantic?
"Oh, really?" she countered, batting her eyelashes for maximum effect. "Perhaps they can steal the key to your heart as well, Mr. ?"
"Mark," he supplied, puffing out his chest in a way that made him look like he was lifting heavyweights "Mark Lee, at your service, beautiful lady."
Y/n choked back a laugh. "Damn, How cringe." He said through the earpiece, Felix's voice cracklings with amusement. “That's gotta be the worst pick-up line I've ever heard.”
She stifled a smile. Tell me about it she thought. She focused back on Mark, her eyes sparkling with amusement. "Well, Mr.Lee, perhaps you can show me some of your… treasures later?" She wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.
Mark's eyes widened, and a flush crept up his neck. Bingo. She thought, feeling a surge of satisfaction. This was going to be easier than she thought. As they twirled, y/n focused on the conversation Felix fed through the earpiece, their plan unfolding in real time. Her heart pounded in her chest, mimicking the rhythm of the music. Then, with a practiced flick of her wrist, she snagged the key from his pocket while they spun. Success. A silent thrill surged through her. The booming bass of the music seemed to vibrate the very floor beneath her feet. Through the earpiece, Felix's voice was a constant murmur, keeping her focused on the task at hand. Mark, thankfully oblivious, babbled about his latest yacht acquisition.
Suddenly, the air shimmered with a change in energy. She felt hair prickle on the back of her neck. A hush fell over the crowd, the music stuttering to a halt. Then, the ballroom doors exploded inward with a deafening bang.
Ateez, their most ruthless rivals, flooded the room. Their faces, twisted with murderous intent, scanned the sea of terrified socialites. Guns, a chilling army of black metal, rose in unison, trained on the unsuspecting crowd.
Panic ripped through the air. Screams rose, a cacophony of terror drowning out the remnants of the music.Y/n, momentarily frozen, felt a hand clamp around her wrist. Felix, his face a mask of cold fury, yanked her towards a strategically placed side door behind a towering potted plant.
"Go!" he barked, his voice a harsh rasp over the din. She stumbled the stolen key digging painfully into her palm.
"Felix, we need–" she spluttered, desperation warring with a burgeoning fear.
"No arguments!" he snarled, shoving her through the heavy oak door. It slammed shut behind her with a sickening thud, plunging her into the cool darkness of a deserted hallway. The faint thump of Felix's boots echoed against the floor as he disappeared back into the pandemonium.
Y/n sprinted, adrenaline coursing through her veins. Her dress, ridiculously impractical, caught on a loose wood board, ripping at the hem. She ignored it, driven by the primal need to get away. Behind her, the ballroom erupted in chaos. Shouts, gunfire, and shattering glass formed a terrifying symphony.
Reaching a pre-arranged meeting point, a back door leading to a collection of fire escapes, she collapsed against the wall. Her heart hammered a frantic rhythm against her ribs. Relief, heavy and sweet, washed over her, laced with a sickening dread. Felix. Where was he?
His voice, rough and laced with concern, crackled in her earpiece. "Y/n, are you alright?"
She lunged for the microphone, her voice raw. "Felix, I'm here. But you—"
His reply was a guttural sound, a mixture of pain and determination. "Get back to the safe house. I'll meet you there."
The line went dead. Fear, cold and primal, coiled in her stomach. Felix. He couldn't be hurt. Not him. Not after everything.
Ignoring the tremors in her legs, she pushed herself up and sprinted into the night. The stolen key felt heavy in her hand. Maybe she had gotten the key, but at what cost?
Minutes bled into an eternity as she navigated the back alleys. Finally, she reached the safe house, a small building cloaked in shadows. The heavy steel door creaked open before she even knocked.
There, in the dim light, stood Felix. His Face was soft and a dark stain bloomed on his silk white shirt. Yet, his eyes, the familiar fiery, held an unwavering softness.
He pulled her into a crushing hug, the metallic tang of blood mingling with the familiar scent of his cologne. In that moment, the world around them faded away. There was only him, her anchor in the storm and the unspoken promise that hung heavy in the air.
"Always behind you," he rasped, his voice thick with emotion. "Ride or die, remember?"
Her tears stinging her eyes could only manage a shaky nod. A genuine smile bloomed on her face. "Now let's go get our weapons back, baby," he murmured, a hint of a smirk playing on his lips before he closed the gap between them.
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my thoughts on spooky month 6
copy pasted from a page and a half of google doc. crying. spoilers inbound.putting it under the cut cuz its super long. also swear warning.
Ok to start off LILA. LILA MY GAL NO UR DOING UR BEST AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Im crying im actually fucginf crying. She's trying. So hard. Skid is trying so hard. THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST PLEASEEEEE. Father Gregor can go EAT SHIT. THEY'RE TRYING AND THAT'S WHAT COUNTS GODDAMNIT.
Susie… Susie no… please… she deserves better istgggggg. What happened to their parents? Are they actually just busy? Are they DEAD? Holy shit what if they're dead. Poor Pump, poor Susie, god please just let these kiddos be ok. PLEASE. ABUELO WONDER IS TYING SO HARD BUT SUSIE KNOWS IT ISN'T REALLY FROM HER PARENTS IM CRYING. SUSIE NOOOOOO
FATHER GREGOR I HATE YOU. ok well he obvs did some good but STILL. GREGOR. STFU GREGOR. I get that hes trying but U CANT JUST SAY ALL THAT SHIT ABOUT JUDGEMENT AND THEN JUDGE HER HER FUCKING HOUSE GOT BROKEN INTO!! YOU DONT HAVE THE FUCKING CONTEXT!!!! ARGHFDGHJSGHJKAGHSD. Also DAMN IS HE A CULTIST NOW?? IS HE DEAD?? WHAT?!?!?!
ROYYYYYY ROY MY BOI NOOOOOO poor guy :( i understand why he hates the kids they DID kinda ruin him so. At least he knows theyre trying now :( and ross n rob just ASSUME he did something bad isnt helping here!!!! I get that theyre also trying to help him and its nice to see him opening up to them about stuff (even if we dont get to know what specifically PELO WHY) but PLEASE get this kid an anger management class or smthn PLEASE. He needs SO MUCH THERAPY. I dont think hes gonna get therapy because im pretty sure his parents are Part Of The Problem but STILL.  Also FUCKER LITERALLY GOT POSSESED BY A DEMON?????? THATS GOTTA BE TRAUMATIC TF
Side note i love ross and robert dearly and i appreciate them doing their best to help on both sides i love them smmmmmm AUGH
KEVIN AND RADFORD FRIENDSHIP REALLLLLLLLLL i am SO fucking happy about that!!!! Also Kevin having conflicted feelings on the kids FAIR. Similar thing to Roy except hes an adult with a semi-functional support network and is able to understand that theyre just dumb kids and they dont actually mean any harm. He’s harsher on the hatzgang cuz theyre teens and old enough to know stealing is wrong but Skid n Pump are little kiddos they dont know better. Also him disapproving of father gregor REAL THO. also HE GOT POSSESSED TOO?? TRAUMA CENTRAL HOLY SHIT
PATTY DESERVES TO HAVE A GUN ACTUALLY. Also JOHN ANGST JOHN ANGST JOHN ANGST! IS HIS KID DEAD? IS HIS DAUGHTER OK HOLY SHIT. ALSO THEM HELPING THE KIDS PROPERLY IM CRYIG AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
WHAT WAS EVERMORE DOING WITH THE HOBOMEN???? HELLO??????
I SAW THAT CULT NECKLACE UNDER IGNACIOS SHIRT. I FUCKING SAW IT. CALLED IT BITCH!!!!!!
Rick just has the WORST luck lmao
STREBER IS ALIVE LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DEXTER NO PLEASE AUGH…… HIS MOM TOO……
JAUNE AND ROSS’S DAD… HE'S REAL HE EXISTS!! I get ur trying jaune but that is NOT the best way to comfort poor lila… AT LEAST SHES TRYING THO I APPRECIATE HER
THE ENTIRE NEWGROUNDS ENDING?? THE THIEVES AND THE CANDY DEALER IN CAHOOTS WITH THE CULT???? HELLO??????
MOLOCH IS GONE. he deserved it but also THE KIDS ARE SO SAD ABOUT IT? Like they don't really get it but they just watched someone they thought was their friend DIE. HOLY SHIT.
finally. SKID AND PUMP. KIDDOS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ok for real tho theyre so much more self aware than the fandom and bulk of the show give them credit for?? Like Skid is VERY aware of his dad being dead/possibly missing and legit just doesn’t wanna talk about it. He knows what death is and he finds fun in it to cope. My poor sweet boyo… and PUMP. PUMP ANSWERING THE CALL AUGHHHHHH HE WANTS HIS PARENTS BACK IM CRYING. SUSIE AND ABUELO ARE DOING THEIR BEST AND HE'S TRYING SO HARD AND AAAAAAAAAAUGH. Also him getting possessed by Moloch while having Star-Eyes basically debunks the theory of the Star-Eyes being a form of possession which is FASCINATING. Anyway that scene with Susie and Pump got me misty eyed and then during the ending with Skid and Lila i actually genuinely started crying. I just want them to be happy. Please let them be happy. Please. PLEASE.
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The Golden Cage (1/5)
[modern! mafia boss • Aemond x female]
[warnings: angst, sexual tension, fluff]
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[description: Aemond works with the mob and finds a new accomplice. His attention is drawn to his daughter, trying to isolate herself as much as possible from their criminal underworld. Angst, domination kink, a lot of sexual tension.]
* English is not my first language. Please, do not repost. Enjoy! *
Next chapters: Masterlist
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For as long as she could remember, strange, disturbing-looking people had come to their house. She often watched them from upstairs as a child, through the railings, as her father greeted them at the door inviting them into the living room.
Their bodyguard, Harrold Westerling, one of the closest people on earth to her, always locked the door behind them. Then he would glance up, wink at her, and sit down in the chair. He read the book, waiting for them to finish.
When she asked her father, Eddard, who these people were, he always replied they are his accomplices. They came to them to deal with important, top-secret matters. In her imagination, Harrold was the keeper of their secrets, someone who separated her peaceful world from the one behind the door.
She could enter any room in the house except her father's study, which was why this room intrigued her the most. It was always locked, so she borrowed books from the library about lockpicks and how to use them. Unfortunately, it didn't work.
One day, at night, someone started banging on their front door. She saw through her bedroom window that there were several cars in their driveway, men dressed in black shouted something to her father, all she understood was that an accomplice of his owed them a large sum of money. Harrold then came to her and told her that whatever happened, she was to stay in her room.
Then, for the first time in her life, she trembled with fear. She saw one of the men point a gun at her father, he was explaining something to them in a reassuring tone. She felt her heart pounding, and even though she couldn't quite understand why these men were so angry and what was going on, she knew that they could kill him.
That they weren't safe in their own home.
She never lacked anything. Her father did not spoil her, instilling in her, together with Harrold, respect and hard work, but he also never begrudged her anything, providing her with the best. Harrold was the keeper of her secrets; she treated him like an uncle.
He often drove her to school, and they made lunch together when her father wasn't home. Several times, when she was older, she tried to find out from him what exactly her father did. Harrold then replied that he was a car dealer, but he did not add that it was an illegal trade. She figured it out later, putting it all together.
Harrold told her to stay away from all this. He was happy when she passed high school with honors, he came to the end of her year with her father.
Her mother didn't show up. She now had a new family in another city and a small child who needed more care than she did. She suffered because of this, but they never got along and she did not seek joint contact with her.
She easily got into college. She loved history and archaeology, especially the Middle Ages and eagerly studied the stories of kings, queens and knights from different countries.
Since her father gave her the opportunity, she wanted to focus on studying the period, maybe even become a researcher herself in the future. She gave her best so that what her father gave her would not be in vain.
She knew that not everyone was as lucky as she was.
She managed to stay away from her father's affairs until one morning; it was still very early, just dawn, and she heard a car pull into their driveway. Ever since that time, when that man had pointed a gun at his father's head, this sound had made her instantly uneasy.
She got out of bed and put on a thin, white, lace robe over her nightgown, then she left the room and stopped by the railings, looking down.
Her father and Harrold were talking to a man who was definitely younger than them, but at least three years older than her. His appearance surprised her; she thought he looked like a rock star with his short blond hair, his long scar on the left side of his face and his black leather jacket.
There was something unsettling in his healthy eye, some instability and impetuosity that he obviously hid carefully, he was standing with his hands behind his back, saying something leisurely about some man who was giving him trouble with something.
He stopped abruptly and looked up, catching sight of her, pressing his mouth into a tight line. She didn't get scared and didn't look away; she thought she would not be a guest in her own home, her father turned after him, seeing where he was looking and waved at her.
"Don't worry, my love, we're just talking. Go back to sleep." He said with a smile, nodding his head, her eyes landed on Harrold. Only when he nodded at her did she turn her head and go back to her room.
She sat on her bed, waiting for them to finish.
She sometimes wondered what her father did with problematic people.
If he make them suddenly disappear.
She heard the sound of the front door closing and she got up quickly to look out the window, to make sure that this man was leaving. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found out that he was, but a shiver run down her neck when she saw him glance at her as he opened the door to his car.
He grinned suddenly in a way that made a drop of cold sweat run down her back.
He terrified her.
He got in the car and closed the door with a loud slam, driving off with a squeal of tires.
Much to her despair, he came to their house more often from then on. Apparently, her father had developed a closer connection with his company or whatever he did.
She didn't look at him as she passed them standing in the hall.
She loved rollerblading for sport, she was doing it with her headphones on, in this way she exercised physically and relaxed her body, overloaded with stress.
She thought that she would finish her college and study only history.
No shady deals, no shady strangers.
She knew her father wanted this for her.
She felt a stone in her stomach as she glided nimbly on her roller skates into her driveway and saw the man she had so carefully avoided smoking on her front porch. He saw her at once and stared at her, smirking again in the same way she had seen then.
There was something dangerous about that smile.
She braked sharply on her rollers sideways, facing him on the steps, and crouched down, untying her laces.
She could feel him watching her intently, the soft sound of his cigarette puffing and smoke exhaling through his nose.
She couldn't stand his gaze.
"You rollerblade well, little birdie." He said exaggeratedly and ironically between his drags, she frowned at him as she grabbed her skates by the laces and climbed the stairs in her socks, heading for the entrance to her house.
She wondered why her father had decided to work with him.
She asked him about it once, and he looked at her confused, making himself a cup of coffee.
"Well, he has good access to the things I need." He said carefully, and she just sighed loudly, walking towards Harrold, who was waiting to take her to class.
They rode together in silence, Harrold put on her favorite mix of songs that they had once made together, but she paid no attention to it. He looked at her worried.
"Smile. Look what a beautiful day it is." He said happily and indeed, there was beautiful summer weather all around them. She sighed heavily.
"It's getting harder and harder to pretend I don't see anything." She said finally, a note of pain and fatigue in her voice. Harrold didn't say anything for a moment.
"I know."
Her mood was only improved by a lecture on medieval England. She loved lecturing with this professor who might as well have been her grandfather; he looked a bit like Santa Claus from the Coca Cola commercial.
He spoke with passion, she was immediately drawn into what he was talking about, imagining what he was saying like a movie in her head.
During the break between classes her mother called her and it surprised her, because she rarely did this; she answered right away, afraid something had happened.
"I can't reach your father. Your grandmother can't either and she called me in tears that your grandfather is not well. Will you tell him to go to the hospital as soon as possible?" She asked in a tired voice.
She felt her heart start pounding hard on the thought, that her grandfather was always a cheerful, calm old man. He often took her on bike rides to buy cherry bread rolls when she was little.
"Yes, of course, I'll try to catch him right now." She said quickly. "Do you know what happened?" She asked uncertainly.
"I think it was a heart attack, luckily the doctors made it on time, but they don't known if he will survive." She said finally.
She hung up, thinking hard. She remembered that her father had mentioned to Harrold he would be at the Black Moon Club this evening, that he had some errands to run there. She dialed her father's number but only heard that the subscriber was temporarily unavailable.
She thought she'd just go there and try to find him.
She get a taxi and was there in fifteen minutes, but security guards told her it was a closed event and she couldn't get in.
She explained to them who she was, what was the reason for her arrival and showed them her ID card as proof, the big, broad-shouldered men looked at each other, one of them sighed.
"It really can't wait?" One of them asked. She pursed her lips.
"No, please, I promise, it's really urgent." She said quickly. The man sighed heavily.
"Come." He said, walking downstairs with her.
She immediately felt the blast of strong, loud modern music thumping throughout her body, the smell of cigarettes and alcohol all aroud her. It was stuffy in there and she felt dizzy, the security guard looked at her.
"Stay here, I'll go ask my friend if he's seen your father." He said low and walked into the crowd of dancing people, leaving her against the wall.
She looked around uncertainly, swallowing hard. The atmosphere of this place was disturbing to say the least; it looked like a place where people went to snort some hard drugs and spend all their money on smiling champagne-drinking women cuddling up to them. She looked down, pressing her lips together, trying to just not exsist.
She flinched as a man approached her, she knew him from somewhere. He smiled at her, waving his drink at her.
"Aren't you by any chance Eddard's daughter?" He asked amused, she blinked and nodded, looking around uneasily, the man laughed and put his arm around her, she immediately tried pulled away.
"Come, sit down with us. Your old man is around here somewhere, we can wait for him together." He said encouragingly, but she shook her head without looking at him, terrified.
"No, thank you. I will wait here." She she said forcing a smile, the man raised his eyebrow in amusement.
"Are you afraid of me? I won't hurt you. Come, let's sit and talk." He said, stepping closer to her and she took a step back, bumping into a wall with nowhere to run.
"Little birdie." She heard someone low, deep voice and flinched, looking behind her.
Only now did she see that he had been sitting around the corner on the sofa the whole time, some slightly drunk girl snuggled into his shoulder, he was smoking a cigarette, his eye piercing and mocking.
"Come here."
The man in front of her backed away quickly when he saw who was talking to her, she felt a cold sweat on the back of her neck, her whole body shivered. She saw him lean over the girl who was embracing him, his lips forming a quiet 'get the fuck out'.
The girl got up on slightly unsteady legs and walked towards the bar, and only then did he look at her again, he sprawled out on the sofa, one of his arms resting on the back of the couch. He took a drag on his cigarette and exhaled the smoke through his nose.
"I don't like to repeat myself." He said coldly.
She frowned at his words, helplessness, and walked over to him on shaky legs, sitting down far away from him, looking at the table in front of her.
"Are you here to have some fun?" He asked indifferently, taking another drag, looking straight ahead, his hand above her head.
"No." Shereplied matter-of-factly and heard him grin.
"Pity." He grunted low, shoving the rest of his cigarette into the ashtray, exhaling the smoke through his mouth with a soft sigh. "It's good to have fun sometimes. A golden cage is still a cage."
She gave him a pained look, his words hitting her for some reason, she clenched her hands on her knees.
He took his drink in his hand and leaned against the couch, taking a sip, looking at her intrigued. They stared at each other for a moment, eye to eye, she didn't know why, but she felt like asking the question.
"How do you leave yours?" She asked resignedly.
She saw his tongue hit the side of his cheek, clearly thinking hard as he stared at her.
"Maybe someday I'll show you." He said lowly, she felt a shiver run through her at the tone of his voice.
He smirked as she looked away, embarrassed, she saw that a security guard was walking towards them, followed by her father, clearly nervous about the fact that she had come here.
"Aemond, thank you for taking care of her. What were you thinking? It's not safe here. Get up, we're leaving."
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gh0stsp1d3r · 10 months
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OMGG IM SO HAPPY THAT YOURE TAKING TAN REQUESTS HES LITERALLY MY BBG OMG ‼️‼️
So what about a reader who’s like Ellie from The Last of Us? So Tangerine and Lemon get this mission from their dealer that they have to deliver this girl to this place, like a cargo mission. And the girl is a very defiant teenager who just talks back and makes snarky comments to them (mostly to Tan T▽T). But then she ends up really trusting them and getting attached to them. I’m sorry if this is too detailed or if it doesn’t make sense 😭😭
I LOVED THIS REQUEST ANON 🤭🤭 lemon and reader are so silly heheh
Mentions of human experimentation, abuse, needles (nothing graphic or descriptive)
Annoying little sister
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“Swear to god, can’t stand teenagers. This missions gonna be annoying, I can already tell.” Lemon said.
Tangerine scoffed “Says here that she’s snarky, and puts up a fight.”
“Like living hell basically.”
Tangerine stopped the car, looking at the warehouse you were in. It was guarded, heavily. They would have to sneak around.
“Shit. We better be gettin’ payed good for this girl.” Tangerine sighed,
“Why’s she so special?” Lemon asked.
“‘Parrently she’s some sorta superhuman or somethin’. Daughter of some billionaire. Human experiment I guess.” He read, and put the folder down.
“Shit, seriously? Sounds like some sorta movie stuff.”
Tangerine snorted, and opened the door quietly. They parked far away from it, and they hid behind some boxes and made their way to the back. A small door, still guarded but with less people.
They looked at each other, and looked back.
They fixed up, and stood up. They took out their guns to look like the others.
“What are you going in for?” A man stated, blocking them when they went over to the door.
“Boss wants us to go in and… interrogate..” Tangerine said, making something up on the spot.
The man furrowed his eyebrows. “Your Ethan?”
Tangerine nodded.
“Oh.. just expected you to look a lot… different. Come in.” He opened the door, tangerine and lemon couldn’t believe it had worked.
The inside was empty, it had a small room. They opened the door to you, handcuffed to the bed.
You didn’t see them as you thrashed on the floor, struggling in the handcuffs and groaning in annoyance.
You snapped your head to them when you finally saw them, you furrowed your eyebrows.
“What? Come here to feed me? Cause honestly I’m starving and you bitches don’t seem to have anything at all-“
You were confused when they went up to you and uncuffed you from the bed. Your hands still handcuffed however, as they roughly dragged you out. They snuck around the back again, breaking a window to distract them and leaving quickly in the car, the guards shooting it at the same time.
You then grabbed a small Bobby pin that was luckily laying on the ground when they weren’t looking. Then you were shoved into the car roughly, as they sped off.
You put your hands behind you, messing with the lock.
“So who exactly are you guys?” You questioned.
“We’re here to deliver you to someone.”
“Definitely not my dad, he don’t care bout me. So then who?”
They both ignored you, and you finally picked the lock, and put your arms on the seats.
“So where we going?”
They both looked at each other and then you.
“You seriously picked it?”
“It’s easy. I’ve done it tons. They took away all my Bobby pins though. Which makes sense because I kept breaking outta them.” You shrugged, and rambled on.
Lemon listened and he asked a question.
“So what’s the deal with your dad? And the whole human experiment thing?”
“Well, my dads just an asshole. Sure you heard of him, real famous, but he’s a asshole. He abused me and my family, blah blah sob story, and he’s the one who sold me into the human experiment thing. After that I was just passed around and giving blood 24/7.” You showed him your arm.
“Jesus Christ.” tangerine mumbled when he looked.
You shrugged “Im used to it by now. And now I’m guessing that you guys are just taking me to another buyer. More tests, yay.” You said,
Tangerine and lemon looked at each other. Tangerine knew what he was thinking. He stopped the car and parked it in an empty lot.
“Come on..” lemon said.
“No way.”
“She’s a kid.”
“I’m right here..” you mumbled.
“Exactly, she’s a kid. No. Way.”
“We can’t jus’ give her up!”
“I agree with this very nice gentleman over here.” You nodded to lemon.
“Shut it.” Tangerine said, whipping his head to you. “And it’s dangerous. Gonna be on the run if we do.”
“Don’t you remember when we were kids?”
“Don’t give me that bullshit-“
“She hasn’t had a childhood, think bout it. She didn’t have a childhood like we did.”
“Yeah, ain’t got no friends or nothing.” You said, fidgeting with the handcuffs. You picked up a book that was in the back of the car.
“Whoever is reading this shit is hornyyy.” You snickered, realizing that it was a smut. Tangerine snapped his eyes back and took the book.
“It ain’t for kids. It’s a good book.” He said, almost like a child himself.
Lemon snickered as well “And she’s got powers, how would she not be useful?”
“True. How do you think I got that bobby-pin from the floor? Can’t really bend down with handcuffs.” You held the handcuffs up.
Tangerine groaned in annoyance “You’re such a pain in my ass and we’ve barely known each other for five minutes.”
“That’s what I do.” You said, smirking as he drove off to a hotel for the night.
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That was 3 years ago, now you were fighting with them, at a different agency.
They would always say how your their “annoying little sister”
(Tangerine added the annoying part)
“Oooo, it’s so nice over here.” You laughed, looking at the shops all around the place, the neon lights and nice people. You guys were currently in Japan, going to do a mission on a train.
Lemon smiled as well, also looking around while Tangerine stayed focused.
“Focus.” He mumbled under his breath, pulling you two closer to him so that you didn’t go off path.
“Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed.” Lemon said.
“He always wakes up on the wrong side of the bed.” You giggled and lemon snickered quietly, tangerine giving him a glare.
“Sorry, mate.”
Tangerine rolled his eyes, he could already tell this mission would be annoying with you two.
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odetodilfs · 1 year
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THE ULTIMATE PEDRO BOYS RANK!
(ft. my own opinions)
This is a lil idea I had while talking to a friend and it started off with a top 5, but I decided to rank all Pedro boys here, but quite frankly, I love them all and it's just a miniature difference with each. NSFW mentions, but probably anyone can read. The list goes from top to bottom btw, my dumbass did it the wrong way round. I haven't watched some of the things some of these guys are in so just keep that in mind. Remember these are my own opinions and you're allowed to disagree with me!!
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#1 Marcus Moreno
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Now, he's not the most known, not the fan favorite, he's in the middle for fandom standards, but this guy is the cutest for me. Like I don't care how terrible the movie itself is I fell in love with that man his first second of screen time. He seems like the type to make breakfast for you in bed, he seems like the type to kiss you every morning, he seems like the type to be perfect. Also his world and situation is (considerably) more calm than most of the other Pedro boys, he's not a gun dealer, he's not in a world where a fungus has taken over, he lives a mostly normal life. AND COME ON, TELL ME THIS GUY ISN'T AS LOYAL AS A DOG. He's also a dad, and I love dads <3 With this, Marcus wins the #1 spot!
#2: Javier Peña
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Javier couldn't score any lower than this. Sure, his life is considerably more agitated than Marcus's and he IS a huge manwhore... BUT I CAN FIX HIM!! I'd fulfill his dream of living in a ranch in Texas, I'd be his forever. He's also got that mustache and you KNOW he's good in bed, any position, Dom or sub, he does it ALL! And he'd also be hella protective of you too.
manwhore on #2
#3 Frankie Morales
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He's so.. he's so adorable!! Frankie is just so cute and seems like the type of guy that would do it all for his partner. I just know his heart fills with joy when he sees you, his kid and him as a family. Why does he also seem like the kind of guy to verbally worship you and thank him every time he goes to sleep? I don't know, but even then, he's still so cute, (and probably good in bed).
Frankie Morales on #3 probably cause of my love for dads lmfao
#4 Javi Gutierrez
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Goddamn, this man, this beautiful ass man, I'll never get over him, his puppy eyes, his everything. He's kind of like a more energetic version of Marcus, kind of, and he just seems super caring and adorable. I just know he wouldn't get tired of telling you how beautiful you look, how you're his world and that he loves you. When he gets tough he's also kind of cute btw.
#5 Pero Tovar
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I'm not gonna lie... I'm guilty of having slept on Pero for hella long, but that's not the case anymore as he ends up #5 on this list! I see him kind of as a mix between Joel and Din. AND THAT SCAR, LORD...
I just wanna kiss this man all over and give him the loving he deserves. I also definitely see him taking out his weapons at anyone insulting you, he'd just be so in love with you.
#6 Joel Miller
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Of course, the iconic Joel Miller can't be any lower than this, he's so adorable, like even if he's a mass murderer, he did it in the name of his daughter! Joel would be a very hard and strong man, if he has a soft moment with you, it means he plainly loves you and trusts you. And his brown eyes oh my god, and the greying hair, god, he's so amazing, I wanna take care of him. He'd be super protective and possessive of you too. Also he's a dad, of course lmfao.
#7 Tim Rockford
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He's got cake, a hot ass mustache, shoulder holsters and a hot ass attitude with beautiful brown eyes. The only thing that kind of holds him back is the lack of a proper story, but that's amazing for fics as you don't really need an AU 99% of the time. I feel like he'd be really soft with his partner and constantly trying to make time for them and sometimes invite them to his office, he also seems like the type of guy to sneak behind you and give you hugs from behind .
#8 Oberyn Martell
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A classic. Our slutty bisexual prince, who doesn't love that combo? We have canon confirmation that this man is good in bed too. I have the Headcanon that he's an amazing power bottom, but that's just me. I feel like he'd be super protective of you and constantly try to show his strength and attractiveness to you, even if you don't mean it, he'd definitely spoil you too.
#9 Din Djarin
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Our little Mandalorian with social anxiety <3, I love him so much, he's so cute and I'm glad he got the ending he deserved with his child, (let me live in Nevarro with you and Grogu, I'll make you happy I swear). He's the definitely the protective type, and his patience is real short so it's best to not mess with you, Grogu or him. I feel like he'd have trouble taking off the helmet mainly cause he feels insecure that you won't like him.. but little does he know you're only gonna love him more, and eventually when he does do it, it's an amazing decision.
#10 Jack "Whiskey" Daniels
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Now, Whiskey and #11 were a hard pick, I had a mental debate of who to put first, alas, Whiskey got #10. He's a cowboy, what's not to love? That mustache and his confidence, oh my god. His backstory makes me wanna comfort him so bad and just the reassurance, I feel like he'd also be extremely protective because of what happened with his ex wife and he doesn't want anything to happen to you as well. I feel like at some point he'd also like to become a father with you. Overall, so cute and probably good in bed as well.
#11 Dio Morissey
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Oh my, it's certainly a switch up from the other Pedro boys. Much more blunt and dominant in general. But he's still super fine which got him the 11th spot. I know this man is extremely freaky in bed, and dominant as fuck too. Outside of the bedroom though, he'd give people death stares if he thinks they're looking at you weirdly and even if sometimes he's certainly quite strange, it has a certain charm to it don't you think?
The hot goth at #11
#12 Silva
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Now, I was debating whether or not to put Silva here as Strange Way of Life isn't really out yet, but there's gifs of him, so I decided why not? This ranking will definitely go up when it gets released, as now I simply struggle to make head canons with him cause we know so little about him. I just know he's very passionate and would defend you so bravely. He'd do anything for his man and it shows, and the cowboy hat looks good. This cowboy can totally ride me!! He's my beautiful queer rep too, and I swear if I see fem reader fics of this guy my gay ass is jumping you.
#13 Dieter Bravo
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Our favorite (probably bisexual) actor and artist, he's just so cute and cuddly, he'd give you the warmest hugs and cuddles and would constantly need reassurance that you love him which would be so cute. Physicality is his love language most definitely and his favorite way to sleep is with you both cuddling. He's also extremely funny which is just adorable, especially with his sassiness.
#14 Ezra
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Our other little space boy <3, he's beautiful, even if he ends up losing an arm, but I'd still love him. He'd definitely recite poems to you under the stars and just come up with nicknames for you. He also looks so soft and looks like the kind to fall asleep in your arms while smiling. He'd always be super grateful to have you and will do anything in his power to please you.
#15 Comandante Veracruz
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I feel like he's the super stoic and cutting guy who's hard on the outside but a softy on the inside, kind of like Pero Tovar in a different way. And I know if anyone lays a finger on you he won't hesitate to pull out the guns if he thinks it's enough. With you, he's super gentle, almost like another person but would grieve your touch. He also wouldn't mind using some of that aggressiveness in bed.
#16 Max Phillips
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Now I know Dio scored high but he's an exception, but I'm missing the mustache or some facial hair. Even then, Max is still pretty hot and I'd let him feed off my blood if he wants to. He also has a funny personality which gets him far, he's also extremely dominant in bed.
#17 Marcus Pike
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He's so adorable but I barely remember the mentalist and didn't watch the episodes he's in, I might rewatch it just for him. But he's really cute, I love their hair and the mustache so that gets him the places above the 2 down below. But he definitely seems like the type to praise your every move. If I knew him better he'd probably overtake Max.
#18 Maxwell Lord
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Now... for starters I know literally nothing about this man cause I haven't watched WW1984, and the look kinda just isn't it... he's cute though, passable and probably uses cheesy pickup lines to make you fall for him. Also he's got a got a good ass so that prevents him from being last.
#19 Dave York
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Now he's better in looks than Maxwell, but I literally can't think of any headcanons of him since I don't know this character at all in the slightest, so uh... sorry Dave York fans, he might rise in this ranking if I ever watch the equalizer... Ahhh! With this the list comes to an end, once again, I love all Pedro boys with tiny little differences but overall they're all amazing in their own right <3 I know I missed some like him in the Casillero del Diablo ad, but that kind of barely counts as a character considering he doesn't even have a name. Feel free to share your opinion in the comments/tags and please reblog this post!
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cal-flakes · 9 months
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hi!! i love your account 💖💖💖 i was thinking about a scenario where dealer!rafe tries to impress your parents/meeting them for the first time and he's trying to be tough but he's lowkey so nervous LOL!!
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╰┈➤ dealer!rafe meets y/n’s parents
warnings: mentions of a gun, mentions of drug dealing, light swearing.
summary: rafe’s a little nervous meeting y/n’s parents for the first time.
“baby, you look amazing, stop stressing..” she cooed as she cupped his cheeks with her warm hands. “i know- i know, i just want to make a good impression, y’know?” he sighed, exhaling deeply as he adjusted his collar in the mirror.
“of course rafe, but they’ll love you, you don’t need to worry” she stated assuringly as she stroked the back of his buzzed head, trailing her hand down his clothed back. her forehead creased and her brows furrowed slightly as she felt a unfamiliar bulge in the back of his waistband.
lifting the back of his suit jacket, she gasped disapprovingly as she pulled out the tucked object. “seriously, you were going to bring your gun?” she huffed, exasperated as she placed it carefully in the draw of the hallway dressing table. shrugging, he turned to face her with an amused grin. “just incase..” he hummed, rounding her frame to grab the car keys.
“just incase what? incase my dad comes at you with a steak knife?” she yelled, half serious. “you never know sweetheart” he stated, placing a gentle kiss on her cheek before guiding her out the front door and to the car.
the car drive to y/n’s parents’ house was comfortably quiet as rafe rubbed circles into the exposed skin of her thigh, humming along to the tune of the radio.
“okay, we’re here. any questions?” she asked, turning to face him. his face twisted in thought as he drummed his fingers against the steering wheel. “what did you tell them i do for work?” he queried, the thought crossing his mind last second. “you took over your fathers development company” she claimed, exiting the car as she spoke. nodding along, he followed suit. “not a complete lie i guess..” he muttered to himself.
following her to the front door, he snaked a gentle arm around her waist confidently, masking his quivering insides. “you’ll be fine baby, m’kay?” she whispered as she rapped on the door with her knuckles. humming in response, his eyes flitted between her and the figures closing in on them behind the glass of the door.
“oh my little love! we missed you sweetie!” y/n’s mother cooed as her father stood tall behind the smaller woman, smiling at the pair. “i missed you too momma!” y/n grinned, wrapping her arms around her mom as she smiled at her father.
y/n’s mother stepped closer to rafe as her daughter passed by to hug her dad. “you must be the infamous rafe! we’ve heard so much about you, it’s so nice to finally meet you!” the woman beamed, quickly engulfing rafe in a gentle hug, to which he returned. “it’s great to meet you too miss y/l/n, it’s been a long time coming..” he smiled charmingly.
y/n watched the interaction in delight as she cuddled into her fathers side. “so you’re the one who’s stolen my little girl away from me?” the man spoke gruffly, a playful tone sneaking through his contrasting words. “my apologies sir, i just can’t bare to part with her” rafe joked, playing into his words.
the two men shook hands while y/n’s mother guided her through to the sitting room, offering her a drink. y/n’s features couldn’t contain the ear to ear grin breaking through, so much more in love with the man.
she was quickly followed by rafe as her parents disappeared to the kitchen, fetching drinks and continuing the preparation of the nights meal. “okay, so your dad doesn’t hate me..” he breathed in relief as he stepped closer. “i told you! he just wants to see me happy, and you seem to do a good enough job” she teased, planting a gentle kiss to his lips.
“are you saying i could do better?” he gasped, feigning offence as he pulled away from her. “just teasing baby, you make me the happiest girl alive, and they know it too..”
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royboyfanpage · 2 months
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I know you're busy answering asks but I was wondering if you might some day give us examples of that post you made about Roy often using coins and things to get out of restraints? I read a fic that said "they'll soon learn why he called himself 'arsenal'" and I really want to know... why do they call him arsenal. You know what I mean?? LIke, I GET IT but? is there something in the comics that relates to him being an arsenal or having lots of weapons or being an escape artist?
Hi anon, thank you for the ask!
I don't have much time right now, so I'm gonna just use one example, my absolute favourite. It doesn't feature a coin, but it does feature a SHARD OF BONE.
Spoilers for the Arsenal Special under the cut, highly recommend reading it, but if you'd like just an explanation of his escape keep reading.
Essentially in the 1996 Arsenal special, Roy gets set up by Sarge Steel and is sent to take down a retired former criminal (some kind of mob boss or arms dealer? It's been a hot minute since I've read it). At the same time, Steel informs the other guy, Sing Lu, that Roy was sent to kill his daughters. Lu captures Roy when he tries to infiltrate his base, drugs him with heroin, and locks him in a cell with countless others all packed in like sardines. And then Roy's great escape, he pretends to be dead so the other prisoners will push him to the exit so his "corpse" can be taken out, and then spits a shard of bone he'd been chewing on into a guard's eye.
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He then proceeds to fight his way out of the cell block area and later, when confronted by other guards, uses a whole arsenal (heh) of unconventional weapons, such as literally just water, a wok (at least I'm pretty sure that's a wok? I do not know enough about cooking to recognise things well) and a ladle.
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He then delivers this absolutely badass internal monologue while he gathers up all the weapons from the people he's already beaten, full action hero style.
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All while he's in heroin withdrawal, keep in mind.
Also he does frequently just use a whole bunch of weapons, he uses guns quite a lot and he's also really adept with a lot of melee weapons, though he does specialise in long range fighting.
Anyway yeah, he more than earnt the name Arsenal <3
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delulu-with-wandanat · 2 months
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ayo i have a request! platonic mob boss!natasha and single mother female reader! nat is a mob boss who is known to be heartless and merciless. reader is struggling financially and decides to take a loan from nat’s mob, which she can’t pay back. she’s taken by nat’s men and beaten, but then when nat sees reader out of place among the drug dealers and crackheads, she takes pity on reader, forgives her debt and protects her, as well as helping reader out financially. kinda like older sister protective vibes
THANK YOU I love all your writing!!
Alternative Proposition-
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A/n: Awww thank you! I'm sorry this took a while, life finally catch up on me and I'm find myself writing less and less. I never actually dipped into mob au's beforee so, sorry if anything is out of place. I'm actually a little scared of posting this ngl- :')) I try to not give the daughter a name, only like a nickname so you can decide it for yourself. Anywayy, I hope you like it!!
Reader Description: She/her, single mother, mid 20s.
Pairings: Natasha Romanoff x Reader (Platonic), Natasha Romanoff x Wanda Maximoff (Romantic).
Warnings 18+: Mature themes, mentions of drugs, violence, crimes, (idk what else i need to put tbh), threat, use of guns.
Summary: Struggling to take care her 5 year old daughter, Y/n took out a loan from the mob to start a small business in hopes that it would resolve their financial struggles. But small businesses takes time to flourish, which Y/n doesn't have and ends up biting her in the ass... or did it?
PUNCH!
Right on the stomach. The man tugged her from behind so she would stand up straight.
TWACK!
Christ, her nose was probably broken now. Perhaps she should've known better than to follow her friend's advice.
"Fucking bankers..." Y/n said out of frustration. Her appeal to take out a loan was rejected once again. At this rate she might have to finally settle for just working double time and barely making ends meet for her and her daughter. Suddenly, she hears her neighbor next door arguing and smashing god knows what.
For fuck sakes, again?
Gun shots can be heard from out the window, a few minutes later a police sirens follow through. The neighbor above blasting music and making noises on what could only be... something.
Her heart ached as he mind raced to the 5 year old sleeping in her room. No, she deserves a better life, a better living condition, a better future. She has to find a way, there has to be. The front door flew open and her friend walked in with a dopey smile.
"You look like you could use a happy sniff!" Y/n only rolled her eyes at her friend.
"I'm way past that, and you know it. Besides, those things are bad for you." Y/n responded without even looking.
Her friend plopped down beside her on the couch with an exaggerate groan. "You've gotten so boring since she was born. We used to have so much fun, no?"
"Grown out of it," She looks at her friend. "So should you."
Kate then rested her head on Y/n's shoulder, looking over her notes. "Bank denied you again?" She said almost mockingly with a pout.
"It's so stupid. I just need some cash to start this business, I did the numbers and the market is huge! Yet, none of them are willing to even listen at all..."
Kate then repositions herself to rest her head on the arms of the sofa. "You're asking the wronggg people." She giggled. Clearly high on drugs.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I know someone who could help you. Actually... I know someone who KNOWS someone. No questions asked, just gotta pay them back on time."
"No questions asked? Sorry, Kate, but that sounds really shady." Y/n is too tired to even listen to her.
"Give it a tryyyy. You're confident about your business?" Y/n nodded. "What's the worst that could happen?" Kate concluded. Perhaps she was right, that what it takes to start a successful business no? Take a risk-
TWACK!
Famous last words. She did in fact took out a pretty huge loan, and promised to pay once a month with interest. Very high interest. Even though Kate was right, they asked no question whatsoever, the risk was also extremely deadly-
SMACK!
-right on the jaw this time. "I was late, I'm sorry. Please I promise I will-"
TWACK!
"We've heard that excuse many times before." The man said with a thick Slavic accent. He grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged it harshly so she would face her. "And when you take out a money that big, the boss doesn't play around."
TWACK!
"Please..." The poor woman pleaded. "I swear-"
"Swear on your life? That is what we will take." Instead of a punch, the platinum haired man pulled out a gun, Y/n felt her stomach dropped the moment he pointed the gun to her head.
"Wait, wait!"
"Hold." She heard the other man who was holding her from behind spoke. "We're needed elsewhere."
"Now??"
"Just put the rat back in her cell, we'll deal with her and the rest later."
The blonde man hesitated for a few second before putting away his gun. He bent his body to her eye level and spoke, "You are one lucky son of a bitch."
Y/n was put back in the filthy place. Among with all the other hostages they have taken and beaten. She grunts at every single move she makes, every part of her body was extremely sore with the amount of punching she had endured.
The warehouse was dark, there was only one source of light, it was now probably almost midnight, fuck she needs to get home. She asked Kate to babysit her daughter, which was probably not the best course of action as Kate was quite a heavy drug user. But fuck she didn't have anyone to go to.
Kate will take care of her right? Well, she was... She wasn't addicted, but- Oh fuck her mind is running a mile minute.
She doesn't know how long time has passed as all she could think about was her daughter. Her sweet little bug. "Be safe, please, please be safe."
Oh god, what if Kate uses drugs in front of her? Come on, Kate was the one helping Y/n throughout the pregnancy, she would be more mature than that. Then again drug addicts are selfish- No, Kate is not like that. Kate adores Y/n's daughter, even going as far as supporting this business so the little bug would have a better future.
But what if Kate-
Y/n perked up at the sound of a door opening. Heavy sets of footsteps could be heard walking in her direction. "Cut the crackheads fingers as a warning, that oughta teach them." Y/n shivers at the woman's command. "Their debt remains, any late payments will be paid by their hand."
"What about the dealer?" Her men asked.
"Kill him, he went against our terms and conditions. Make him suffer." Y/n heard a unanimous 'Understood.' This woman definitely held a high power among all of them.
"And Stark's men?" Another one of her soldier asked. There was a beat of silence as the woman weighted her decision.
"Send him our... parcel. He'll understand." Whatever it is, Y/n is sure it's not what is implied.
She heard a few cells opening, some of the hostages cried and plead for their life. "I have nothing to do with this!" The man screamed. "It was Mr. Stark's order-"
"Stark and I, despite our rivalry, have mutual respect with each other." The powerful boss spoke again. "Though I won't be surprised if the orders did in fact came from him."
"Please..." The hostage started crying. "Please, I- I have kids-"
"And a wife?"
"Y-yes."
"Good. At least there's someone to take care of them." Fuck this woman is a sadist.
The poor man continued to thrash and screamed, yet he was no match in his condition and the strength of his taker. His screaming gradually disappears as they take him god knows where. And finally, the woman came into view as she stood just outside of her cell.
Y/n had pushed herself into a corner, hugging herself, knowing she would be next. And from what she has heard, there was no way of convincing a woman who holds such power and fear. Reality dawned on her that she had failed her daughter, her sweet 5 year old bundle of joy.
I'm sorry, bug...
The red headed woman studied the hostage before her. Seems like her men had taken her after she had finished her shift, Y/n was still wearing her waitress uniform.
"It's the one that took out the big loan." Another woman with blonde hair told the boss. Y/n notes she has a thick Russian accent.
"And?"
"She claims the purpose was to start a food and beverage business. Late payments, but I doubt the business even took place. I haven't seen or heard any new establishment in the area." The blonde woman explained.
The boss narrows her eyes. Y/n refused to speak or even look at them in the eye. As the red headed women was about to decide her fate, they heard a phone ring. Y/n's head turned to the source of the ringtone, it was her phone. "Shut that phone." She told her men.
"No wait!" All eyes turned to Y/n as the hostage finally spoke for the first time. "Please, that's mine. It might have something to do with my daughter..."
The goons gave the boss Y/n's phone. The woman looked at the caller id, "Kate."
"That's my friend, she's babysitting her. I just need to know if she's alright." The blonde and red haired woman shared a look, they've seen this before. Last act of desperation to seek help.
Finally, the boss bent down to her level beckoning Y/n to get closer from her position. Y/n hesitantly crawled closer so she was able to speak to the phone. Before the boss answered the phone, she looked at Y/n dead in the eye. "Any attempts, I will track this caller id. Understood?"
The boss didn't have to elaborate further, Y/n nodded while shivering in fear. The woman then accepted the call, and put it on speaker. "Mama??" A little girl's voice could be heard.
"Hey there, bug!" Y/n responded with fake enthusiasm. It was very convincing, even an adult wouldn't notice anything. "What are you doing up so late huh?"
"I'm waiting for you! You promised me movie night." The little girl said sadly.
"Awww, I know bug. Something came up at work, and I needed to work extra hours. But how about this, I'll make it up to you and we'll go somewhere special on your birthday, how does that sound?" Y/n spoke, her heart aching as she was making fake promises to her daughter. After all, the mob would most likely take her life.
"Yey!!! Aunty Kate, did you hear that?" It seems like the little girl was so happy at the idea. Y/n can imagine her daughter running to Kate in their tiny apartment excitedly to tell her the news. She then heard Kate responding as excitedly to the little girl. This is her chance.
No. She can't put her friend in danger. Even though that idiot gave her the stupid idea- No, I made the decision.
"Kate, it's already midnight. Can you make sure she sleeps please?"
"Aww, it's weekend! I'm sure she can stay up once a while with her aunty." Kate responded over the phone.
"I gotta go." Y/n said after noticing some of the goons growing impatient. "And Kate..."
There was a beat of silence, would she do it?
"Please remember to restraint yourself." Kate could be heard signing on the other side of the phone.
"You know I would never do that in front of bug. I promise, I'll take care of her. Just come home safe ok?" Kate understood Y/n's fear. And Kate knew better than to use drugs around children's proximity. In fact, she wasn't using the addictive substance as much as she used to... Only when she party that is-
"Of course. See you." The red haired woman then ended the call. She wasn't going to lie, she was quite impressed at this hostage. Perhaps this girl was something else...
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Natasha came home way past midnight, it wasn't unusual for her of course. Though she does sometimes wishes to leave the crime life completely. Well, sometimes was an understatement, she wants to leave the crime life and focus on her own family. However, her sister was far from ready and there were numerous business she had to resolve first.
Then again, perhaps that was just an excuse. The cycle would never end. There's always something coming up, and she was the one the city held respect and fear for. By the end of the day, Natasha wasn't even sure if this life would leave her completely.
It was tied to her like an anchor.
She sighed and walked over to the master bedroom quitely. When she opens the door, she found her wife already fast asleep. She made her way to the bathroom, changed her clothes into something far more comfortable. She opted to skip her nighttime routine, and walked out of the bathroom.
Her wife had moved in her sleep, and it seems like she is awake. A small smile appeared on Natasha's face. "I didn't mean to wake you up." The mob boss said apologetically.
"The Americans would say, old habit dies hard." Wanda responded with a sleepy smile. Natasha soon joined her on the bed, giving her wife a loving kiss on her lips, and the slope of her nose. Despite being married for a couple of years, it warms Wanda's heart at Natasha's actions.
For someone who have gained the reputation of being merciless, she was so gentle on the people she loves.
"Everything alright, darling?" Wanda asked, she knew there was always something in this line of business. But really, what else was she supposed to ask?
"Same old, same old." Natasha answered as she settles on the bed next to her. Wanda then nuzzles onto Natasha like she always does every single night. "I'm getting too old for this."
Wanda chuckles, "Well, Yelena is next in line."
"Oh please, she her patience is as thin as a baby hair. She wouldn't last a 30 minute meeting." Natasha then starts to rub small circles on Wanda's back. "And you?"
"Just the usual, took the boys to school. They're already asking me if they could get their own car now that they're in middle school." Natasha let out a small chuckle.
"I hope they know they have save up their own money for that."
"I doubt it." The two women shared a laugh and fell into a comfortable silent. It was nights like these that Natasha adored. She may ruled the city, and had resources the average person can't imagine, but all she wanted was simple nights in the arms of the woman she loves.
Crazy to think how they met each other, all those years ago. When Natasha was only a second in command and Melina was ruling the mob, and Wanda was just a single mother trying to get by. Just like-
"Your thoughts are loud, detka." Wanda said, her wife truly knows her inside and out. "Care to share?"
Natasha lets out a sigh before continuing, "There was this girl, probably in her mid 20s." Wanda stayed silent, listening to her wife. "She reminds me of you..."
Wanda pulled away slowly to look at Natasha in the eye, "Natalia... If this is your way of asking us to open our marriage-"
"Excuse me, how did you even come to that conclusion?" God no, Natasha never even had that thought.
"Well when you start with that kind of sentence..." Natasha only rolled her eyes and pulled Wanda back into her arms.
"No, It's not that." She sighed, trying to find the right words. "I'm just..." She trails off once again. Wanda waited patiently for her wife to form her words, except Natasha ended up letting out a soft chuckle. "I think I'm just getting too old and too soft for this."
Wanda made herself more comfortable on Natasha's chest, listening to her heartbeat. Something she finds rather comforting. "You kept your heart. That is something I love the most about you." She shifted slightly so she could look at her wife in the eye. "But moreover I think that is something Melina would be so proud of..."
Natasha's heart warmed at Wanda's words. She pulled Wanda into a soft kiss, pouring the immense love she had for the woman before her. Natasha's hand gently cupped her wife's face, she held her ever so carefully as if Wanda was the most precious and delicate flower to ever exist.
--
Y/n waited, and waited.
She glanced at the clock, and then back to the front door. Still no one...
She heard a groan from Kate and looked at her friend/co-worker now. "Where are all the people..." She whined as she waited at one of the empty seats.
"It's ok. There's time like these, we just have to be patient." Y/n responded optimistically, even though deep inside she was screaming. The restaurant barely made enough to be self-sufficient. Despite it being small, and having herself as the staff with the occasional help of Kate, all of the profit had gone to running the business.
Moreover, she has to pay back the mob.
Fuck... "Kate, what day is it?"
Kate quickly checked her phone, "Friday. Why??"
Shit... shit, shit, shit. Her next payment was due tonight. She opened the register to check on the cash she had separated to make the payments. Y/n hastily re-counted the money and found that she was still $1000 short, "Fuck-"
"What's wrong?" Kate asked upon noticing her friend's frustration.
"Nothing..." Y/n sighed, no point in panicking now. She rubbed her temple and started giggling out of the immense frustration she was in. "Out of curiosity, is there a way to make $1000 in less than 6 hours?"
"We could always turn to crime."
"Few years ago I would've agreed, but I have a daughter to take care of." Calming herself down, she puts the money back and closed the cashier. "I need to pick up bug soon, you think you can manage on your own?"
"Don't underestimate me..." Y/n only gave Kate a look as she walks towards the cashier, "I will man the fort."
Y/n merely chuckles and took her bag, she gave Kate a quick hug. She has been such a great help, the definition of true friends lie on none other than Kate Bishop. "Thank you, I'll be quick!" Y/n said as she made her way out of the restaurant.
--
"-And I made a new friends!" The little one said as she held her mother's hand on the way to the shop.
"That's wonderful, bug!" Y/n responded as enthusiastically. Relief that her daughter was doing well on her first day of elementary school, not that she ever doubted her daughter's capability. In contrast to Y/n, her daughter was much more outgoing than she was when Y/n was younger.
"Maybe I can invite them to the restaurant!" Y/n chuckles at her statement.
"Well you know what? Tell them I will give their family a VIP service." The little bug scrunch up her nose in confusion, she look up to her mother.
"What's a VIP??" She asks, just before they entered the shop. Y/n bent down to her level with an adoring smile.
"VIP means, 'Very-Important-Person'. And because they're your friends. They're important, don't you think so?" The little girl nodded her head as her mother explained, "Meaning they'll get special treatments."
It was like a lightbulb switched on inside the little one's head. "Oh! I get it!!"
"My brightest star." Y/n said while ruffling her head, "Come on, let's head inside. Aunty Kate might need some back up."
The two entered the shop to find Kate talking to a customer. Oh thank god. Their back was facing Y/n, once Kate noticed Y/n she perked up. "Oh! Y/n, you're just in time. This is our owner, and the mastermind behind all these amazing dish!" Well, gotta give the enthusiasm to Kate.
The customer turned around and Y/n felt chills down her spine.
"So I see." The same powerful woman spoke. Y/n tensed up, but the little hand she was still holding kept her grounded. "Y/n, was it?"
"Y-yes." She cleared her throat. No, nononono, the payment was still in a few hours. Well, she was still short a $1000. Fuck, fuck, fuck-
The redhaired woman shifter her eyes downward to look at Y/n's daughter. "And who might you be?" She asked the little girl kindly. Was it genuine? Y/n doesn't even know.
"My mom and aunty calls me bug!" The girl said excitedly. "I like your hair."
The mob boss laughed, "Thank you! I like your little braid. Did your mother did that for you?" Oh well, she's surprisingly good with kids?? Such a stark contrast to the one Y/n met at the warehouse-
"Yeah!" The little girl giggled.
"I'm having trouble choosing something to eat. Since I have the owner and I'm assuming the chef, perhaps you could recommend me something?" The woman asked.
Y/n snapped back to reality, "U-uh, well... Our uhm the-" Speak, SPEAK, why am I so-
"Oh, oh!" Her daughter excitedly ran up to the dangerous boss, she went on her tiptoes to take the menu off the counter. "You should get this one! It's my favorite and my mom makes it the best."
"I will take your word for it." The woman said with a kind smile, she turns to Kate. "I'll take the recommendation from this little one. I'll sit in that corner."
"We'll be right with you, ma'am!" Kate said, obviously oblivious to who this woman is.
Fuck.
--
Y/n hand shook as she plated the food for the mafia boss, Kate noticed it and giggles. She clearly doesn't realize how bad the situation is.
"Hey relax, boss." She nudges her friend, Y/n only let out a nervous chuckle. "Alright, I'll take it from here." As Kate was about to take the plate to serve, Y/n stopped her.
"I got it, why don't you go stand by the cashier in case any more customers comes in." Thankfully for Y/n, Kate agreed and went back to her station. As much as she would like to avoid the mob boss at any cost, she doesn't want Kate to be involved further.
Y/n walks towards the table with food in hand, the woman was sitting by the corner looking out the window. Heart stammering in her chest as fear and anxiety tried to take over her body, what did this woman want?
"Your food, ma'am." Y/n sets the plate with shaky hands.
"Oh, thank you. It looks delicious." The redhead said turning to face Y/n with a smile. Just as Y/n was about to leave, the lady stopped her. "Hold on just a minute, I wouldn't mind the company of the owner herself. Take a seat." It sounded more like a demand than a request.
Y/n took a deep breath and sat across from her. The woman took a sip of her drink, still looking out the window. Maybe I should've poisoned her food or something-
"I believe I haven't introduced myself." The woman's voice took Y/n out of her trance. She looked up to see her staring back at her. "Natasha, pleasure to meet you under... better circumstances." Natasha offered her hand to shake.
Y/n reached out, hand still visibly shaking a little as she shook her hand. "Y/n, although I'm sure you knew that already."
Natasha only nod, she then picked up a fork and a knife and started eating her food. After the first bite, she lets out a soft laugh. "Your daughter wasn't lying when she said this was the best."
Y/n could only force a smile as multitude of things ran in her head. Was she here to execute her? Did she know that Y/n was still a few dollars short? Was this a genuine interest in her food or was she here for business?
"How's business so far?" There it is.
Y/n sighed and looked around at the empty restaurant. "We've had better days."
Natasha only raised an eyebrow as she continues eating her food. "So I see."
There was a few minutes of silence as Y/n waited for Natasha to speak further, however, it seems like the other woman was just simply enjoying her food.
"I have to say I am incredibly impressed with your cooking." She said as she wiped her lip with a napkin and set aside her cutleries.
"Thank you, I learned it from my mother."
Natasha nodded and fixed her posture as she set the plate to the side to rest her hand on the table. "I'm sure you know why I'm here. It's strictly business." Y/n took a deep breath, but before she could say anything Natasha cuts her off. "Although, seeing the state of your establishment, I'm assuming It's barely making anything to run itself."
"I- I promise you I can-" Y/n stammered.
"Oh don't make promises you can't keep, Y/n."
"This month's payment might be a lower but I swear it just takes-"
"I've thought so." Oh god, what has she gotten herself into. Her chest started to feel heavy, something felt like it was stuck on her throat. Y/n couldn't utter a single word. She was a dead woman...
"Which is why I would like to offer you an alternative proposition." Natasha as she leans back against the chair. Y/n who was still in the state of fear only looked at her. "I would like to turn your debts into an investment."
...I'm sorry, "W-what?"
"I would like to invest in your business instead, I see great potential. It should help lighten the burden." Whoa, what??
"I- What's the catch?" Natasha only laughs, not one of those evil laughs, just... laughed.
"I get 20% share of your profit, but to say that's a catch would be misleading as that is just the nature of investment."
Y/n thought for a moment, this wasn't so bad. No, actually it was great. Instead of having debts, she only need to pay Natasha a share of the profit that the restaurant made.
"That's... a very generous offer, Natasha. Thank you. Although, may I negotiate?" Natasha smirked slightly at the sentence and nodded, she liked this girl. Normally people would take the offer without any hesitation, so to have someone negotiates back was refreshing. "I think 20% is too high, how bout 10%?"
"Hmmm, that's too low for me. How about you and I meet in the middle, 15%?" Y/n nod and Natasha had a satisfied smile on her face. This time, it was Y/n who reached out her hand.
"We have a deal."
--
To say the mob boss was being generous was an understatement, but Y/n wasn't going to ask questions. It helped elevated the financial burden a little, as she did not have to pay a fixed price every month. If the business soars Natasha gets a good cut of the revenue, it it fails, well they fall together.
What's weird was Y/n had expected for there to be a catch, maybe even have Natasha suddenly barging in and run the business however she likes. Or making some sort of speakeasy underneath her restaurant, or anything crime related really. But she never did, in fact, Natasha became a regular at the restaurant. She comes by once or twice every week, one time she even comes with a lovely lady who Y/n quickly learned was her wife.
Natasha's wife, Wanda, was a truly lovely lady. Overtime, Wanda stops by more often on her own. Although truth to be told, Y/n had a feeling they adored her daughter the most as bug truly was the ray of sunshine in the restaurant.
Doorbell chimes through the restaurant, the little bug excitedly dings the bell on the cashier counter top informing the kitchen of an incoming order.
"Ms. Wanda's specials!" The little girl said loudly, causing Wanda to giggle slightly at the scene. Y/n comes out of the kitchen door to greet her as she was in the middle of cleaning up.
"Wanda, good to see you again! Your usual?"
Wanda smiled and nodded. "For me, as always. Another one of the same for my wife, and 2 dish of your recommendation for my boys please."
"Anything in particular?" Y/n asked.
Wanda hummed for a moment, before glancing at Y/n's daughter who's practically bouncing on her little feet to make the decision for her. She then smiles and said, "I'll let the little chef surprise me."
Bug beamed upon hearing her sentence, Y/n smiled at her daughter and gave her an encouraging nod. She pulled down her mother to her level and whispered her recommendation. Y/n then pulled away and playfully gave her a salute, "Right on it, chef!"
As Y/n was walking back to the kitchen she heard her daughter yelling, "And be quick, it's for our VIP!"
She was glad her daughter seems to make the restaurant her own little playground, most of the costumers adored her too whenever bug was around. She wishes that her daughter could go out more often and wasn't forced to be stuck in the restaurant as much as she is now.
As time goes by the restaurant started to gain more and more exposures around the neighborhood and Kate has been a big help through it all. Arguably it was good for her too, as she used her spare time to work instead of partying and doing drugs.
Many more months have passed, and their popularity continues to rise and rise to the point where Y/n NEEDED to hire a cook helper and a waitress. She was grateful to say the least, but she wonders if the mob boss had something to do with it.
Y/n noticed that she had seen one of the customers being the one that kidnapped her, she was terrified for a minute only for the same platinum haired man to apologize and leave her with a huge, and I mean HUGE tip. She found out that his name was Pietro and he was surprisingly a funny, cocky, yet quite the gentleman.
The other one was the blonde woman that stood next to Natasha. However, at that time she was rather busy in the kitchen so Kate was the one who interacted with her the most. She didn't learn much about the blonde woman, only that her name was Yelena and that Kate seems to have a big crush on her.
She starts to wonder if half of her customers were affiliated with Natasha's mob. There were times when Natasha came by with a group of people, was it for a business meeting or whatnot she doesn't know. She doesn't even want to know. One thing for sure, Y/n's perception of Natasha changed. The initial impression of Natasha being a cold, heartless, merciless woman was gone, it turns out Natasha has a heart of gold.
From spreading the word about her restaurant, to giving huge tips every time she eats, refusing on-the-house meals and paying more than what her bill stated. To even, at least to Y/n's assumption, keeping the area of her restaurant safe. It wasn't confirmed by any means, but Y/n had a gut feeling Natasha had something to do with it.
--
All in all, business was great and was making enough for her to profit from it as well. She can now take her daughter out occasionally and not having to worry about starving herself in process.
Today was rather slow than usual, thank god...
She probably shouldn't as a business owner, but damn girl needs a room to breathe sometimes. Calm before the storm they said, and Y/n was going to use it to her advantage and catch up on her book as she waits for the next customer.
A good few minutes into her book, the door bell rings. Y/n looks up and put on her smile at the customer. Kate called in sick today and their waitress was having a day off, so Y/n had to cover both for both. "Welcome! What can I do for you on this fine day?"
"Hi there." The woman with a black hair said with a kind smile. "I heard this was the new hotspot in town. What would you recommend me?"
"Well that depends, are we looking for somethings sweet or savory?"
"Hmmm...." The woman scanned the menu quickly. Finally she looked up and said, "I'm feeling adventurous, surprise me."
Y/n smiled, "Take a seat anywhere you like, I'll be right with you." The customer thanked her and sat by the corner. From the corner of her eye, she could she the woman seems to be observing the restaurant. It wasn't weird by any means, maybe she's just one of those food bloggers.
Nah, she's dressed so formal to be a food blogger. Oh, shit... is that a food critique? We'll let's impress her.
After a few minutes, Y/n goes to her table. "This is one of our favorites." She said as she set the plate on the table, "And this is a complimentary drink, it's on the house."
"That's very kind of you." The black haired woman said. "Say how long has this place been established?"
"Oh we've just opened a couple of months ago."
"The owner certainly has an exquisite design taste." Y/n smiled at the compliment.
"Thank you! It was highly inspired by my heritage." The woman raised her eyebrow.
"I take it you are the owner?" Y/n nodded. "Wow! Congratulations on your business! The food looks amazing, please, would you mind joining me? I would love to listen more to your stories."
"Certainly!" Y/n took a seat in front of her, she was used to this, sitting and talking to different customers. It helps build relationship and making them a regular. "Are you new around this area?"
The woman chuckles, "No, I know this city like the back of my hand. My name is Maria Hill, pleasure to meet you." Maria offered her hand to shake.
"Likewise, I'm Y/n." The two shook hands and Maria leaned back on her seat.
"I'm guessing you're not originally from here?"
"No, my family and I migrated to the US when I was younger." Maria hummed again as she stared Y/n down, honestly Y/n was feeling rather uncomfortable. It was like she was... observing her, maybe even assessing her?
One thing for sure, Y/n was starting to get really bad vibes.
Maria suddenly let's out a small laugh, "Perhaps I should be more frontal." She fixed her posture and leaned her elbows on the table. "I was going to ask you sooner or later."
Oh god, what is it? Am I getting deported??
"Are you aware of an individual named Natalia Alianovna Romanova?"
Y/n twisted her head in confusion. "No, that doesn't seem to ring a bell."
"What about Natasha Romanoff?" The woman continued to prod. Well, she only knows one Natasha, she's a-
"I'm sorry, I just-" Y/n was confused, "What is this all about? Are you a health inspector or an immigration officer because-"
Maria raised her hand to stop Y/n, "No, neither of those." Y/n raised an eyebrow. "I'm an FBI agent."
Oh...
"I've been investigating an organized crime for the past few years."
Oh, fuck.
"You're not in trouble, Y/n. I merely require your assistance."
This isn't fucking calm before the storm-
"So are you or are you not," Maria took out a picture, a photograph of Natasha walking out of HER restaurant. "acquainted with this individual."
This is calm before a fucking typhoon. And she is in the middle of it.
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